Larry D. Oliver
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Officer

Larry D. Oliver

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Accident
End of Watch April 18, 1968
Age 30
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Oliver was killed while pursuing a traffic violator. He was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on 12th Street when he swerved to avoid striking a vehicle that turned in front of his police motorcycle. Officer Oliver was thrown from his motorcycle at the intersection of 12th Street and Genessee. He was transported to a local hospital where he died later that day.

Survivors

Patrolman Oliver had been with the agency for nine years and was survived by his son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Oliver gave the Kansas City Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Oliver.

— 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 April 18, 1968
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Larry is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1968, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Larry was 30. 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. Larry had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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

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

Across the years

Officer Larry D. Oliver

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch April 18, 1968

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-W

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