Robert C. Schiffman
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Sergeant

Robert C. Schiffman

Accident Veteran →
End of Watch November 1, 1978
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Robert Schiffman was killed in an automobile accident while en route to attend a court hearing.

Sergeant Schiffman was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

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BO-US-OH-586C5B6D
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Schiffman served with the Perrysburg City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Perrysburg community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Perrysburg, OH
Platform Identity ppd.wood.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1978
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert C. Schiffman served in the Army (1963–1966) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Robert C. Schiffman 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Perrysburg City Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Perrysburg City Police Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% 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. Robert C. Schiffman'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 Robert C. Schiffman Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert C. Schiffman 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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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