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Constable

Warren Byron Willard

Ventura County Constable's Office — Ventura, CA

Felonious

End of Watch March 22, 1912

Age 36

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Constable Warren Willard was shot in the abdomen while assisting the undersheriff search for a burglary suspect in a hobo encampment below the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Oxnard.

He died of his injuries the next day. The suspect was not apprehended.

Constable Willard was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, three brothers, and five sisters.

Survivors

Constable Willard was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, three brothers, and five sisters.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Constable Willard gave the Ventura County Constable's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Ventura community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Willard.

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

Agency

Department Ventura County Constable's Office

Location Ventura, CA

Platform Identity vcco.ventura.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1912

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Constable Warren Byron Willard is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ventura County Constable's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Ventura County Constable's Office

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Warren Byron Willard'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 Warren Byron Willard Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Warren Byron Willard is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Warren Byron Willard was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Incident Location

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