Frank Cissne
Captain

Frank Cissne

Oklahoma City Police Dept. — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch April 5, 1937
Age 51
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Captain Cissne was involved in a traffic accident at North West 4th Avenue and Broadway Street. Captain Cissne suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized until he succumbed to pneumonia four days later.

Survivors

He served wth the department for 14 years and was survived by his wife and son, three brothers and a sister.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-OK-BDD4BCC0
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Cissne gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Cissne.

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

Agency

Location Oklahoma City, OK
Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1937
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Captain Frank Cissne 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 Oklahoma City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Dept.
13
of 33 officers
39.4% 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. Frank Cissne'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 Frank Cissne Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Cissne is highlighted in Apr.

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