Jermaine Thomas Brown
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Police Officer

Jermaine Thomas Brown

Accident
End of Watch December 12, 2018
Age 46
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jermaine Brown was killed in an ATV crash while conducting an enforcement detail as the result of community complaints of illegal activity along a canal path.

He was responding to assist other officers on the detail when the ATV he was driving struck a tree south of the intersection of South Dixie Highway and SW 211th Street.

Officer Brown had served with the Miami-Dade Police Department for 15 years. He is survived by his wife and three children. His wife also serves with the department.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brown gave the Miami-Dade Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Doral community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brown.

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

Agency

Location Doral, FL
Platform Identity mdpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 2018
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Jermaine Thomas Brown 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 Miami-Dade Police Department, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Miami-Dade Police Department
5
of 10 officers
50% 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. Jermaine Thomas Brown'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 Jermaine Thomas Brown Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jermaine Thomas Brown is highlighted in Dec.

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