Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer John Jenkins succumbed to injuries sustained 11 days earlier when his three-wheel motor scooter was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Court Street. Officer Jenkins' scooter struck a car that ran a red light. Fire personnel revised him after performing CPR. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on January 3rd, 1979, without ever regaining consciousness. Officer Jenkins had served with the Rochester Police Department for 28 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Jenkins gave the Rochester Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jenkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John J. Jenkins, Jr. 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Rochester Police Department, 6 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John J. Jenkins, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John J. Jenkins, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John J. Jenkins, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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