Leslie G. Chamberlin
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Officer

Leslie G. Chamberlin

Omaha Police Department — Omaha, NE
Accident
End of Watch July 29, 1935
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Leslie Chamberlin was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeder. Another car pulled into his path at the intersection of 48th Street and Dodge Street, causing a collision.

Survivors

Officer Chamberlin was survived by his wife.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Chamberlin served with the Omaha Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Chamberlin.

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

Agency

Location Omaha, NE
Platform Identity opd.douglas.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 29, 1935
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Leslie G. Chamberlin 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Omaha Police Department, 3 of 25 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this agency's fallen.

Omaha Police Department
3
of 25 officers
12% Accident
NE — Statewide
36
of 151 officers
23.8% 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. Leslie G. Chamberlin'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 Leslie G. Chamberlin Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie G. Chamberlin is highlighted in Jul.

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