William Reed Peters

Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department — Yreka, CA

Accident

End of Watch March 6, 1954

Age 38

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Deputy William Peters was killed while looking for a possible drowning victim.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Peters served with the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Yreka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Peters.

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

Agency

Department Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department

Location Yreka, CA

Platform Identity scso.siskiyou.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1954

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff William Reed Peters 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 Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department, 4 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department

of 8 officers

50% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident