Henry Davis, Jr.
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Chief of Police

Henry Davis, Jr.

Wilmot Police Department — Wilmot, AR
Accident
End of Watch May 23, 1978
Age 42
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Henry Davis was killed in an automobile crash while on duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Davis served with the Wilmot Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wilmot community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Davis.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Wilmot, AR
Platform Identity wpd.ashley.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1978
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Henry Davis, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Wilmot Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Davis, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Henry Davis, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Davis, Jr. is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897