Paul Robert Gramer
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Deputy Sheriff

Paul Robert Gramer

Accident
End of Watch November 20, 1968
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Paul Gramer was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car was struck head-on.

Deputy Gramer had previously served as a police officer for the St. Louis Park Police Department in Minnesota. He had served in law enforcement for a total of 11 years.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Gramer gave the Burnett County Sheriff's Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Siren community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gramer.

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

Agency

Location Siren, WI
Platform Identity bcso.burnett.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1968
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Paul Robert Gramer 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Burnett County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Burnett County Sheriff's Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% 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. Paul Robert Gramer'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 Paul Robert Gramer Compares

Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Robert Gramer is highlighted in Nov.

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

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