Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Paul Salmon died from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Officer Salmon was responding to a domestic violence call in south Phoenix. His vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons and crashed into a light pole at the intersection of Baseline Road and 31st Avenue. A resident reported the accident and the Phoenix Fire Department extricated him from the vehicle. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center with extensive head injuries where he died the following day.
Officer Salmon had served with the Phoenix Police Department for only 6 months.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, two sisters, four brothers, and fiancee.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Salmon served with the Phoenix Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Salmon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Paul Robert Salmon 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Phoenix Police Dept., 14 of 47 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Robert Salmon's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Robert Salmon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Robert Salmon is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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