Charles B. Dickson
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Officer

Charles B. Dickson

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch April 14, 1962
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Charles Dickson was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol at Highland Avenue and Sampson Street.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Atlanta, GA
Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1962
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Charles B. Dickson 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 Atlanta Police Department, 29 of 88 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.

Atlanta Police Department
29
of 88 officers
33% 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. Charles B. Dickson'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 Charles B. Dickson Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles B. Dickson is highlighted in Apr.

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