Clarence A. Jensen

Santa Barbara Police Dept. — Santa Barbara, CA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch October 18, 1932

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer Clarence Jensen succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle accident two days earlier on Cabrillo Boulevard at 1140 pm. He and his partner were conducting traffic enforcement when they attempted to stop a speeding car. Officer Jensen's motorcycle began to wobble at high speeds, and he was thrown from the bike. Officer Jensen was a United States WWI veteran and served with the Santa Barbara Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his brother and fiancee.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Officer Jensen gave the Santa Barbara Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Barbara 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

Department Santa Barbara Police Dept.

Location Santa Barbara, CA

Platform Identity sbpd.santabarbara.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1932

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Military Service

Clarence A. Jensen served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Clarence A. Jensen 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 Santa Barbara Police Dept., 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Santa Barbara Police Dept.

of 5 officers

80% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident