Neville Batt
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Policeman

Neville Batt

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Accident
End of Watch July 9, 1937
Age 43
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Batt succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when his patrol car collided with a Santa Fe Railroad freight train near the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue. Policeman Batt had served with the agency for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-DBBA6C6F
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Batt gave the Los Angeles Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Batt.

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

Agency

Location Los Angeles, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1937
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman Neville Batt 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 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.

Los Angeles Police Department
97
of 240 officers
40.4% 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. Neville Batt'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 Neville Batt Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Neville Batt is highlighted in Jul.

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

Incident Location