Harold Seaman
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Patrolman

Harold Seaman

Hudson County Police Department — Jersey City, NJ
Accident
End of Watch November 15, 1930
Age 37
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Harold Seaman succumbed to injuries sustained when he was hit by a vehicle while he was on motorcycle patrol on May 28th, 1929.

He was transported to the hospital, where he remained until a couple of weeks before he died from his injuries.

The impaired driver was arrested.

Patrolman Seaman had served with the Hudson County Police Department for seven years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Seaman gave the Hudson County Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Seaman.

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

Agency

Location Jersey City, NJ
Platform Identity hcpd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1930
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash
Weapon Not available
Offender Taken into custody

Patrolman Harold Seaman 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 Hudson County Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Hudson County Police Department
5
of 6 officers
83.3% 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. Harold Seaman'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 Harold Seaman Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Taken into custody

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Seaman 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