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Sergeant

Richard Himber

Margate City Police Department — Margate City, NJ

Accident

End of Watch November 16, 1975

Age 32

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Sergeant Richard Himber was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a motorcycle. The accident occurred on Ventnor Avenue in Atlantic City. Sergeant Himber had served with the Margate City Police Department for 11 years and had been promoted to sergeant only three days before he was killed.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Himber gave the Margate City Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Margate City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Himber.

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

Agency

Department Margate City Police Department

Location Margate City, NJ

Platform Identity mpd.atlantic.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1975

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile; Motorcycle

Offender Not available

Sergeant Richard Himber 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Margate City Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Margate City Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Accident

NJ — Statewide

258

of 646 officers

39.9% 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. Richard Himber'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 Richard Himber Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Himber is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

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