George E. Papst

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA

Accident

End of Watch July 27, 1924

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 239

Incident

Policeman Papst was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.

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

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles Police Department

Location Los Angeles, CA

Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1924

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman George E. Papst 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

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