Michael Adair Davis
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Sergeant

Michael Adair Davis

Accident
End of Watch October 18, 2005
Age 40
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Michael Davis was killed in an automobile crash on Tara Boulevard while on patrol at approximately 1:30 am.

He was responding to a stolen vehicle call when his patrol car struck the rear of a pickup truck and flipped several times at the intersection with Valley Hill Road.

Sergeant Davis had served with the Clayton County Police Department for 17 years.

Thank you for your time and service

Adrian October 20th, 2020

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Davis gave the Clayton County Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jonesboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Davis.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Jonesboro, Clayton County, GA
Platform Identity ccpd.clayton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 2005
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Michael Adair Davis is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 Clayton County Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Clayton County Police Department
5
of 7 officers
71.4% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,586 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Adair Davis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Michael Adair Davis Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Adair Davis is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location