E. Allen Wakefield
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Patrolman

E. Allen Wakefield

Richmond Police Department — Richmond, VA
Accident
End of Watch September 27, 1975
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Allen Wakefield was killed in a motorcycle accident at Boulevard and Grove while responding to a call of a suspicious man in a house.

Patrolman Wakefield had served with the agency for six years.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 1975
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

E. is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1975, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

E. had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Richmond Police Department has 40 officers remembered here, E. among them.

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Where

Patrolman E. Allen Wakefield

Richmond Police Department · End of Watch September 27, 1975

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 18-W

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