Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edmunds was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a car making a left turn at the corner of 29th Street and Prospect Avenue.
Survivors
Patrolman Edmunds had been with the agency five months and was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Edmunds served with the Kansas City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Edmunds.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Robert Delaine Edmunds is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Delaine Edmunds's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Delaine Edmunds Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Delaine Edmunds is highlighted in Jan.
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