Robert Henry "Hank" McLeod
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Agent

Robert Henry "Hank" McLeod

Accident
End of Watch September 23, 1989
Age 24
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Badge V-52
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Gender Male

Incident

Agent Hank McLeod was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 25 about eight miles south of Starkville shortly after midnight. His vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree stump, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. Agent McLeod had served with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics for 11 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MS-3E05C450
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent McLeod served with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent McLeod.

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

Agency

Location Byram, MS
Platform Identity mdpsbndps.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1989
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 24
Badge Number V-52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Agent Robert Henry "Hank" McLeod 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 Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics
3
of 5 officers
60% 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. Robert Henry "Hank" McLeod'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 Robert Henry "Hank" McLeod Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Henry "Hank" McLeod is highlighted in Sep.

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