Campbell K. Jenkins
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Patrolman

Campbell K. Jenkins

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH
Accident
End of Watch January 9, 1939
Age 36
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 252
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Campbell Jenkins succumbed to injuries received from a motorcycle accident on Cleveland Avenue. He was found critically wounded in the roadway next to his motorcycle. It was assumed that he was forced off of the roadway by another vehicle. He had served with the Columbus Division of Police for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Jenkins gave the Columbus Division of Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Jenkins.

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

Agency

Location Columbus, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1939
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 252
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Campbell K. Jenkins 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 Columbus Division of Police, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.

Columbus Division of Police
19
of 59 officers
32.2% 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. Campbell K. Jenkins'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 Campbell K. Jenkins Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Campbell K. Jenkins is highlighted in Jan.

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