Raymond Haley Jenkins
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Patrol Officer

Raymond Haley Jenkins

Valdosta Police Department — Valdosta, GA
Accident
End of Watch December 16, 1941
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jenkins died from injuries received the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle. He had responded to the scene of an emergency and as he stepped out of his patrol car he was struck by the vehicle.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Valdosta, GA
Platform Identity vpd.lowndes.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 1941
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Officer Raymond Haley Jenkins 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 Valdosta Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Valdosta Police Department
2
of 5 officers
40% 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. Raymond Haley Jenkins'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 Raymond Haley Jenkins Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Haley Jenkins 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