Robert Lee Harris
Police Officer

Robert Lee Harris

San Antonio Police Dept. — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch August 13, 1916
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Robert Harris succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was involved in a motorcycle accident while responding to a call.

Officer Harris was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Officer Harris was survived by his wife.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Harris served with the San Antonio Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Harris.

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

Agency

Location San Antonio, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1916
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Robert Lee Harris 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%.

At San Antonio Police Dept., 22 of 64 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Dept.
22
of 64 officers
34.4% 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. Robert Lee Harris'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 Robert Lee Harris Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Lee Harris is highlighted in Aug.

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