Jeremy Boykins
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Police Officer

Jeremy Boykins

West Palm Beach Police Department — West Palm Beach, FL
Cardiac
End of Watch September 10, 2024
Age 29
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 3 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jeremy Boykins died after suffering a medical emergency while participating in the tryout for the Emergency Field Force Team.

When Officer Boykins collapsed, he was transferred to the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries the next day.

Officer Boykins had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for over two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Boykins gave the West Palm Beach Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Boykins.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL
Platform Identity wpbpd.palmbeach.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 2024
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 3 mo
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Jeremy is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2024, 18 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 17th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jeremy was 29. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Jeremy had served 2.2 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

September holds 8.3% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.

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By day of the week
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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

West Palm Beach Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Jeremy among them.

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Where

Police Officer Jeremy Boykins

West Palm Beach Police Department · End of Watch September 10, 2024

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-ET

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