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Deputy Sheriff

Ellsworth James Beaverson

Wood County Sheriff's Office — Bowling Green, OH

Accident

End of Watch August 8, 1927

Age 27

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth Beaverson was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Dixie Highway, near Mortimer while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. Deputy Beaverson had served with the Wood County Sheriff's Office for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Beaverson gave the Wood County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bowling Green community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Beaverson.

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

Agency

Department Wood County Sheriff's Office

Location Bowling Green, OH

Platform Identity wcso.wood.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 8, 1927

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth James Beaverson 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 Wood County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Wood County Sheriff's Office

of 2 officers

100% 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. Ellsworth James Beaverson'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 Ellsworth James Beaverson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ellsworth James Beaverson is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

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