Edwin Wilson
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Police Officer

Edwin Wilson

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA
Accident
End of Watch September 24, 1919
Age 30
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 249
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Edwin Wilson was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a pole on Madison Street between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue. Officer Wilson had served with the Seattle Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and siblings.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-WA-706554F0
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wilson gave the Seattle Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wilson.

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

Agency

Location Seattle, WA
Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 24, 1919
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 30
Badge Number 249
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Edwin Wilson 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Seattle Police Department, 16 of 60 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.

Seattle Police Department
16
of 60 officers
26.7% Accident
WA — Statewide
111
of 339 officers
32.7% 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. Edwin Wilson'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 Edwin Wilson Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edwin Wilson is highlighted in Sep.

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

Incident Location