Robert Grow
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Police Officer

Robert Grow

El Segundo Police Department — El Segundo, CA
Accident
End of Watch November 17, 1935
Tour of Duty 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Grow was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic at Mariposa Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. He had only been with the agency for five months.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Grow served with the El Segundo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the El Segundo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Grow.

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

Agency

Location El Segundo, CA
Platform Identity espd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 17, 1935
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Robert Grow 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At El Segundo Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

El Segundo Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Robert Grow'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 Robert Grow Compares

Years of Service
0.4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Grow is highlighted in Nov.

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