Jean Claude Crescionne
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Trooper

Jean Claude Crescionne

Louisiana State Police — Baton Rouge, LA
Accident
End of Watch April 20, 1982
Age 35
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jean Crescionne was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. Highway 190, just east of the Atchafalaya River, in Pointe Coupee Parish.

A tractor-trailer attempted to turn left from the right lane and turned directly in front of Trooper Crescionne's patrol car.

Trooper Crescionne had been with the agency for almost nine years and was assigned to Troop K.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Crescionne gave the Louisiana State Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Louisiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Crescionne.

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

Agency

Location Baton Rouge, LA
Platform Identity lsp.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1982
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Jean Claude Crescionne 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 Louisiana State Police, 21 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.

Louisiana State Police
21
of 27 officers
77.8% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% 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. Jean Claude Crescionne'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 Jean Claude Crescionne Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jean Claude Crescionne 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