Albert G. Smalley
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Police Officer

Albert G. Smalley

Ogden Police Department — Ogden, UT
Accident
End of Watch April 7, 1920
Age 19
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Albert Smalley died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Officer Smalley was pursing a stolen car in December 1919. As he pursued the car through Ogden Canyon, another automobile forced him off the road. Officer Smalley succumbed to his injuries five months after the incident.

Survivors

Officer Albert Smalley was survived by his father.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-UT-5537E93F
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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 Smalley served with the Ogden Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Ogden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Smalley.

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

Agency

Location Ogden, UT
Platform Identity opd.weber.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1920
Age 19
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Albert G. Smalley 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Ogden Police Department, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 10% of this agency's fallen.

Ogden Police Department
1
of 10 officers
10% Accident
UT — Statewide
49
of 138 officers
35.5% 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. Albert G. Smalley'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 Albert G. Smalley Compares

Age at End of Watch
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert G. Smalley 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