Matthew Prichard
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Matthew Prichard

Sacramento Police Department — Sacramento, CA
Suicide Honored
End of Watch April 20, 2008
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Gender Male

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BO-US-CA-D5D6CA71
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Officer Matthew Prichard served with the Sacramento Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity spd.sacramento.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 2008
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Matthew Prichard is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 17 of 1,837 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Sacramento Police Department, 1 of 17 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 5.9% of this agency's fallen.

Sacramento Police Department
1
of 17 officers
5.9% Suicide
CA — Statewide
17
of 1,837 officers
0.9% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Matthew Prichard'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 Matthew Prichard Compares

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Matthew Prichard is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18