Patrolman

Edward C. Robertson

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch August 1, 1932
Age 61
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Robertson succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident the previous day. He and his partner were responding to an emergency call when a vehicle failed to yield. In an attempt to avoid the vehicle the patrol struck a telephone pole. Patrolman Robertson had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Patrolman Robertson had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

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23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Robertson gave the Atlanta Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Robertson.

— 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 August 1, 1932
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Edward 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 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 61. 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. Edward had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

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

Across the years

Patrolman Edward C. Robertson

Atlanta Police Department · End of Watch August 1, 1932

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E

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