Floyd D. Seaton
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Patrolman

Floyd D. Seaton

Jackson Police Department — Jackson, MS
Accident
End of Watch May 23, 1979
Age 48
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Floyd Seaton was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating an accident on southbound I-55.

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BO-US-MS-33C9E036
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Seaton gave the Jackson Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Seaton.

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

Agency

Location Jackson, MS
Platform Identity jpd.hinds.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1979
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Floyd D. Seaton 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Jackson Police Department, 5 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.3% of this agency's fallen.

Jackson Police Department
5
of 19 officers
26.3% Accident
MS — Statewide
89
of 349 officers
25.5% 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. Floyd D. Seaton'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 Floyd D. Seaton Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd D. Seaton is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897