James A. Ranna

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA

Accident

End of Watch February 4, 1938

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 127

Incident

Patrolman James Ranna was killed in a motorcycle accident near the intersection of Canal and South St. Patrick Streets.

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

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

Agency

Department New Orleans Police Department

Location New Orleans, LA

Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1938

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman James A. Ranna 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 New Orleans Police Department, 35 of 128 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

New Orleans Police Department

of 128 officers

27.3% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident