Patrolman

Rudel Albert Parrott

Virgin Islands Police Department — Charlotte Amalie, STI
Accident
End of Watch July 1, 1971
Age 20
Tour of Duty 5 mo
The Vigil Panel 108 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Rudel Parrott succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident the previous day when the unmarked patrol car he was riding in collided head-on with a truck.

Patrolman Parrott had served with the Virgin Islands Police Department for only five months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Parrott served with the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Parrott.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Charlotte Amalie, STI
Platform Identity vipd.stthomas.vi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1971
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 20
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Rudel 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 1971, 79 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 29th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Rudel was 20. 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. Rudel had served 0.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% 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

Virgin Islands Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Rudel among them.

Patrolman Rudel Albert Parrott

Virgin Islands Police Department · End of Watch July 1, 1971

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-W

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