Leslie Jennings
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Police Officer

Leslie Jennings

Muskogee Police Department — Muskogee, OK
Accident
End of Watch July 15, 1924
Age 32
Tour of Duty
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Leslie Jennings succumbed to injuries the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle while making a traffic stop at the intersection of Fifth Street and Broadway. The vehicle that struck him was being driven by a high school student. The boy was charged with manslaughter.

Officer Jennings had served with the Muskogee Police Department for only 2 weeks.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, sister, and two brothers.

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.
Police Officer Jennings served with the Muskogee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Muskogee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jennings.

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

Agency

Location Muskogee, OK
Platform Identity mpd.muskogee.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1924
Tour of Duty
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Leslie Jennings 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Muskogee Police Department, 2 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Muskogee Police Department
2
of 8 officers
25% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% 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. Leslie Jennings'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 Leslie Jennings Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie Jennings is highlighted in Jul.

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