Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Joe Rios succumbed to injuries sustained eight months earlier while on bicycle patrol on Sunset Boulevard. The accident occurred on May 27, 1992, when an automobile exited a parking lot into his path. Officer Rios was able to return to duty six months later, but suffered a cerebral concussion which contributed to his death on January 20, 1993. Officer Rios was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Rios gave the Los Angeles Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Joe Rios served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Joe Rios is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joe Rios's cause is highlighted.
How Joe Rios Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joe Rios is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Military Service
Joe Rios served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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