Harold W. Irwin
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Patrolman

Harold W. Irwin

Long Beach Police Department — Long Beach, CA
Accident
End of Watch March 20, 1945
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Irwin was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. Another car pulled in front of him from a parking lane. Patrolman Irwin was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries that night.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Irwin served with the Long Beach Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Long Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Irwin.

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

Agency

Location Long Beach, CA
Platform Identity lbpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1945
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Harold W. Irwin 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 Long Beach Police Department, 14 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Long Beach Police Department
14
of 28 officers
50% 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. Harold W. Irwin'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 Harold W. Irwin Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold W. Irwin is highlighted in Mar.

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