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Spencer Glenn Beckley
Incident
Agent Spencer Beckley was killed in a single-vehicle automobile crash on Highway 8 at about 8:30 am six miles west of Calhoun City. Agent Beckley had served with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics for 3-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Beckley gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Beckley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics has lost 5 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Spencer is one of 89 officers lost to accidents in MS, 25.4% of the 350 remembered there.
Spencer is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Spencer is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1989, 4 officers in MS were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1989, 84 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1989, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Spencer was 27. Of the 83 lost to accidents in MS whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 52; the middle age was 43. Spencer had served 3.5 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Spencer was 27. 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. Spencer had served 3.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Spencer was 27. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Spencer had served 3.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 11.2% of these deaths in MS; May holds the most, 16.9%. Saturdays: 15.7%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 60% of all 5 deaths at Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 25.4% of all 350 deaths in MS, 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 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics has 5 officers remembered here, Spencer among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-E
What is kept
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