Perry Paris
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Deputy Sheriff

Perry Paris

Accident
End of Watch October 24, 1930
Age 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Paris was stuck and killed by an automobile during a foot pursuit with a bootlegger who had broken free from his arresting officer

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Paris served with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Paris.

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

Agency

Location Greenville, SC
Platform Identity gcso.greenville.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 24, 1930
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Perry Paris 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Greenville County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.6% of this agency's fallen.

Greenville County Sheriff's Office
3
of 17 officers
17.6% Accident
SC — Statewide
137
of 438 officers
31.3% 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. Perry Paris'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 Perry Paris Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Perry Paris is highlighted in Oct.

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