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George W. Stebbins
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Deputy Collector

George W. Stebbins

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue — Washington, DC
Accident
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End of Watch April 18, 1878
Age 44
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 26

Incident

Deputy Collector George Stebbins was accidentally shot and killed in San Miguel County, New Mexico, while mounting his horse.

As he prepared the horse it suddenly bolted, causing his firearm to discharge.

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. You are not forgotten.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret) Upland Police Dept. CA April 18th, 2018

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148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Collector Stebbins gave the United States Department of the Treasury 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtoirfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1878
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Collector George W. Stebbins 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, 2 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 7.4% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue
2
of 27 officers
7.4% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% 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. George W. Stebbins'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 George W. Stebbins Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George W. Stebbins is highlighted in Apr.

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