James Loiacono
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Patrolman

James Loiacono

Trenton Police Department — Trenton, NJ
Accident
End of Watch June 26, 1965
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Loiacono died when his patrol wagon was involved in an accident. He was thrown from the vehicle on impact and struck his head on the curb.

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July 23, 2026

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

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

Agency

Location Trenton, NJ
Platform Identity tpd.mercer.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 26, 1965
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman James Loiacono 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 Trenton Police Department, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Trenton Police Department
1
of 7 officers
14.3% 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. James Loiacono'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 James Loiacono Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Loiacono is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897