James P. Clark
Deputy Sheriff

James P. Clark

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. — Monterey Park, CA
Accident
End of Watch June 16, 1983
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff James Clark was killed in an automobile crash on Angeles Vista Boulevard near Mullen Avenue while he and his partner responded to a home burglary call. Deputy Clark had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and 3-year-old daughter.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Clark gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Clark.

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

Agency

Location Monterey Park, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 1983
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff James P. Clark 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 County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
50
of 120 officers
41.7% 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. James P. Clark'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 James P. Clark Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James P. Clark is highlighted in Jun.

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