Craig W. Schultz
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Police Officer

Craig W. Schultz

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch May 9, 2001
Age 36
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
The Vigil Panel 148 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Craig Schultz was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-29 while responding to another accident.

During his response, his motorcycle went out of control when it struck a wet spot on the roadway on southbound I-29 near the I-635 interchange.

Officer Schultz had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 11 years and is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

Survivors

Officer Schultz had been a member of the Kansas City Police Department for 11 years and is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schultz gave the Kansas City Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schultz.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 2001
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Craig 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 2001, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Craig was 36. 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. Craig had served 11 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%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

By month
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
Weapons recorded
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His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Craig among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Craig W. Schultz

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch May 9, 2001

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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