Willie James Archie
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Police Officer

Willie James Archie

Swainsboro Police Department — Swainsboro, GA
Accident
End of Watch December 21, 1981
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Archie was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. Another vehicle ran a red light and broadsided his patrol car, pushing it into a utility pole.

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BO-US-GA-407D5A56
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Archie served with the Swainsboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Swainsboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Archie.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Swainsboro, Emanuel County, GA
Platform Identity spd.emanuel.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 1981
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Willie James Archie is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 29.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Swainsboro Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Swainsboro Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Willie James Archie's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Willie James Archie Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Willie James Archie is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897