Steven Arthur Jarvis
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Patrolman

Steven Arthur Jarvis

Arnold Police Department — Arnold, MO
Accident
End of Watch June 14, 1977
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Steven Jarvis was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer on I-55 near the Meramec River. He was assisting at the scene of a previous crash and had just finished assisting one of the drivers in loading debris back into the driver's truck. He had returned to his patrol car when it was struck from behind. Patrolman Jarvis had served with the Arnold Police Department for one year and had previously served with the University of Missouri at St. Louis Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Jarvis gave the Arnold Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Arnold community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Jarvis.

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

Agency

Location Arnold, MO
Platform Identity apd.jefferson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 1977
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Steven Arthur Jarvis 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Arnold Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Arnold Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% 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. Steven Arthur Jarvis'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 Steven Arthur Jarvis Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Arthur Jarvis is highlighted in Jun.

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

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