Robert Earl Cox
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Peace Officer

Robert Earl Cox

Chula Vista Police Department — Chula Vista, CA
Accident
End of Watch July 19, 1958
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Cox was killed in an automobile accident while on duty.

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BO-US-CA-445399D7
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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.
Peace Officer Cox served with the Chula Vista Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chula Vista community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Peace Officer Cox.

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

Agency

Location Chula Vista, CA
Platform Identity cvpd.sandiego.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 1958
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Peace Officer Robert Earl Cox 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 Chula Vista Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Chula Vista Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% 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 Earl Cox'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 Earl Cox Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Earl Cox is highlighted in Jul.

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

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