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Police Officer

George Benard Crawford

Magnolia Park Police Department — Houston, TX

Accident

End of Watch September 17, 1921

Age 43

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer George Crawford succumbed to injuries sustained the previous evening when he was involved in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of 71st Street and Harrisburg Avenue in Magnolia Park.

At approximately 5:30 pm, he was traveling eastbound on 71st Street when a vehicle made a left turn from Harrisburg Avenue in front of him, causing a collision. He was transported to St. Joseph's Infirmary where he succumbed to his injuries the next morning.

Officer Crawford was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. He was buried in Harrisburg Cemetery in Houston.

Survivors

Officer Crawford was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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 Crawford gave the Magnolia Park Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Crawford.

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

Agency

Department Magnolia Park Police Department

Location Houston, TX

Platform Identity mppd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 17, 1921

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Police Officer George Benard Crawford 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Magnolia Park Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% 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. George Benard Crawford'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 George Benard Crawford Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service