John Patrick Harris
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Officer

John Patrick Harris

Accident
End of Watch August 19, 1994
Age 26
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer John Harris was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car collided with a truck at the intersection of Parham Road and Fargo Road.

Officer Harris had served with the Henrico County Police Department for only eight months.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Richmond, VA
Platform Identity hcpd.richmond.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1994
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer John Patrick Harris is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Henrico County Police Department, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Henrico County Police Department
5
of 10 officers
50% Accident
VA — Statewide
204
of 655 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Patrick Harris's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How John Patrick Harris Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

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

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location