Incident
Officer Reid succumbed to injuries received the previous day while directing traffic at the intersection of College and Trade Streets.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Reid served with the Charlotte Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Reid.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Charlotte Police Department has lost 18 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Robert is one of 205 officers lost to accidents in NC, 30.9% of the 664 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Robert is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 3 officers in NC were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 90 years on record. The heaviest was 2018, with 7.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 49. Of the 194 lost to accidents in NC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 35.
Robert was 49. 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.
Robert was 49. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
January holds 4.9% of these deaths in NC; September holds the most, 12.7%. Saturdays: 20%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 22.2% of all 18 deaths at Charlotte Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30.9% of all 664 deaths in NC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Charlotte Police Department has 18 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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James Moran Apr 4, 1892
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James H. Brown Aug 2, 1904
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John Robert Estridge
Mar 29, 1913
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Joseph Eckels Orr Sep 29, 1926
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John North Byers Sep 30, 1926
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Robert M. Reid
Jan 1, 1927
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Harvey Edgar Correll
Jan 22, 1929
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Thomas H. Jenkins
Oct 21, 1929
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Benjamin H. Frye
Jun 9, 1930
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Charles P. Nichols
Apr 17, 1936
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Charlie Herbert Baker
Apr 12, 1941
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Johnny Reed Annas
May 21, 1960
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Edmond N. Cannon
Nov 23, 1981
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Ernest Coleman
Jul 1, 1982
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Timothy Wayne Whittington
Jul 16, 1985
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Robert Louis Smith
Jan 15, 1987
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Milus Terry Lyles
Aug 6, 1990
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Eugene A. Griffin
Nov 22, 1991
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-E
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