Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Swilling succumbed to injuries received the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle. He was issuing a summons at Fourth and Main Streets when another swerved to avoid another vehicle and struck him. He was transported to a local hospital where he died of severe head trauma.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Swilling gave the Little Rock Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Swilling.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frank E. Swilling, Sr. 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%.
At Little Rock Police Department, 4 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank E. Swilling, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Frank E. Swilling, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank E. Swilling, Sr. is highlighted in Dec.
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