Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr.
Detective

Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr.

Tampa Police Dept. — Tampa, FL
Accident
End of Watch September 27, 1975
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Badge 417
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Kenneth Berlin was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Memorial Highway and Cypress Street. He was returning to headquarters from an undercover assignment when vehicle collided with a reinforcing rod near a construction site. Detective Berlin had served with the Tampa Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Berlin gave the Tampa Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Berlin.

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

Agency

Department Tampa Police Dept.
Location Tampa, FL
Platform Identity tpd.hillsborough.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 1975
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 417
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr. 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Tampa Police Dept., 8 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this agency's fallen.

Tampa Police Dept.
8
of 29 officers
27.6% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr.'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 Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
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. Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.

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