Harold Stevens
Patrolman

Harold Stevens

Toledo Police Department — Toledo, OH
Accident
End of Watch July 3, 1948
Age 52
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Harold Stevens was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. Patrolman Stevens had served with the Toledo Police Department for 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Stevens gave the Toledo Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stevens.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Toledo, Lucas County, OH
Platform Identity tpd.lucas.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1948
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Harold 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 1948, 74 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 36th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harold was 52. 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. Harold had served 26 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

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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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
Weapons recorded
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His people

Toledo Police Department has 32 officers remembered here, Harold among them.

Patrolman Harold Stevens

Toledo Police Department · End of Watch July 3, 1948

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-W

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