Warren T. Hodgins
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Patrolman

Warren T. Hodgins

Sioux City Police Department — Sioux City, IA
Accident
End of Watch October 8, 1973
Age 28
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Warren Hodgins was killed in a vehicle crash on U.S. Route 70, near West Liberty, while en route to a law enforcement convention in which he was representing his department.

Patrolman Hodgins had served with the Sioux City Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hodgins gave the Sioux City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sioux City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hodgins.

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

Agency

Location Sioux City, IA
Platform Identity spd.woodbury.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 1973
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Warren T. Hodgins 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

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

Sioux City Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
IA — Statewide
71
of 226 officers
31.4% 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. Warren T. Hodgins'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 Warren T. Hodgins Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Warren T. Hodgins is highlighted in Oct.

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