James Arvil Burney, Jr.

Shreveport Police Dept. — Shreveport, LA

Accident

End of Watch December 9, 1978

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Patrolman James Burney was killed in a traffic accident while rendering aid during the Bossier City tornado.

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

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

Agency

Department Shreveport Police Dept.

Location Shreveport, LA

Platform Identity spd.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 1978

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman James Arvil Burney, Jr. 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Shreveport Police Dept., 4 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.

Shreveport Police Dept.

of 30 officers

13.3% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident