Dennis Larry Carder
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Police Officer

Dennis Larry Carder

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch May 9, 1996
Age 33
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Dennis Carder succumbed to injuries sustained on July 8th, 1990, when he fell while investigating a burglary at a business on Hill Street. He was attempting to jump from the top of a truck onto the roof of the business when he fell and suffered a head injury. He never regained consciousness after the fall and died as a result of his injuries. Officer Carder had served with the Atlanta Police Department for three years at the time of the fall.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents, two sisters, and two brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Carder gave the Atlanta Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Carder.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1996
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Dennis 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 1996, 49 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 98th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Dennis was 33. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Dennis had served 3 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

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
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His people

Atlanta Police Department has 88 officers remembered here, Dennis among them.

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Where

Police Officer Dennis Larry Carder

Atlanta Police Department · End of Watch May 9, 1996

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 2-E

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