Roy Hodges
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Undersheriff

Roy Hodges

Park County Sheriff's Office — Livingston, MT
Cardiac
End of Watch April 18, 1954
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Gender Male

Incident

Undersheriff Hodges suffered a fatal heart attack following a high speed pursuit and shootout.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Hodges served with the Park County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Livingston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Hodges.

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

Agency

Location Livingston, MT
Platform Identity pcso.park.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1954
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Undersheriff Roy Hodges is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MT, 10 of 142 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Park County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Park County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
MT — Statewide
10
of 142 officers
7% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Hodges'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 Roy Hodges Compares

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Hodges is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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