Rudel Albert Parrott
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Patrolman

Rudel Albert Parrott

Virgin Islands Police Department — Charlotte Amalie, STI
Accident
End of Watch July 1, 1971
Age 20
Tour of Duty 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Rudel Parrott succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident the previous day when the unmarked patrol car he was riding in collided head-on with a truck.

Patrolman Parrott had served with the Virgin Islands Police Department for only five months.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Parrott served with the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Parrott.

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

Agency

Location Charlotte Amalie, STI
Platform Identity vipd.stthomas.vi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1971
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 20
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Patrolman Rudel Albert Parrott 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 STI, 6 of 16 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Virgin Islands Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Virgin Islands Police Department
5
of 15 officers
33.3% Accident
STI — Statewide
6
of 16 officers
37.5% 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. Rudel Albert Parrott'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 Rudel Albert Parrott Compares

Age at End of Watch
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rudel Albert Parrott is highlighted in Jul.

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