Taylor Caywood
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Deputy Sheriff

Taylor Caywood

Accident
End of Watch January 27, 1932
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Caywood was killed in an automobile accident while returning from out of state with a prisoner.

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

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

Agency

Location Cleveland, TN
Platform Identity bcso.bradley.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1932
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Taylor Caywood 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Bradley County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bradley County Sheriff's Office
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% 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. Taylor Caywood'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 Taylor Caywood Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Taylor Caywood 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