Wyndall T. Davis
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Officer

Wyndall T. Davis

Accident
End of Watch December 3, 1981
Age 30
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 981
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Wyndall Davis was killed when his patrol car struck a pole on Clairmont Road, near North Decatur Road, responding to backup another officer. Officer Davis had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for 18 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, mother, stepfather, sister, and grandparents.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Davis gave the DeKalb County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Davis.

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

Agency

Location Tucker, GA
Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 3, 1981
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 30
Badge Number 981
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Wyndall T. Davis 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At DeKalb County Police Department, 17 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.5% of this agency's fallen.

DeKalb County Police Department
17
of 33 officers
51.5% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% 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. Wyndall T. Davis'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 Wyndall T. Davis Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wyndall T. Davis 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