Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jose Perez was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to a call to assist an officer on Prospect Park. Officer Perez was on patrol when members of the 78th precinct Anti-Crime Team called for additional officers to respond as they pursued six suspects in a robbery. While en route to the call for assistance, Officer Perez's patrol vehicle collided with another patrol car that was also responding to the call for assistance. Officer Perez was taken to Methodist Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Officer Perez had served with the New York City Police Department for four years and was assigned to Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Task Force. In 1995, Officer Perez was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Purple Shield Medal.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Perez gave the New York City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Perez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jose Perez 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 New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jose Perez's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Perez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Perez is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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