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Patrolman Burleson was killed in a motorcycle accident when he collided with a vehicle that pulled out in front of him.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Burleson served with the Jackson Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Burleson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Jackson Police Department has lost 19 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Wilburn is one of 89 officers lost to accidents in MS, 25.4% of the 350 remembered there.
Wilburn is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Wilburn is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1961, 1 officer at Jackson Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1961, 1 officer in MS was lost to accidents, the 20th heaviest of 64 years on record. The heaviest was 1989, with 4.
In 1961, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1961, 76 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 64th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
March holds 20% of these deaths at Jackson Police Department; January holds the most, 20%. Fridays: 40%.
March holds 7.9% of these deaths in MS; May holds the most, 16.9%. Fridays: 16.9%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 26.3% of all 19 deaths at Jackson Police Department, the 2nd 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 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Jackson Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, Wilburn among them.
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Walker Guice Jan 14, 1893
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Cliff Hines Jan 14, 1893
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James Henry Redmond, III Feb 1, 1902
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James William Hill
Jan 12, 1940
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Wilburn Burleson Mar 10, 1961
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Charles Ray Buckley, Jr.
Mar 14, 1965
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William Louis Skinner
Aug 19, 1971
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Floyd Dewey Seaton
May 23, 1979
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William Rankin Hickman
Apr 13, 1981
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Bobby Joe Biggert
Feb 23, 1989
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Rickey Joe Simmons
Feb 4, 1992
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Nathan Williams
Jan 31, 1993
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John Reid Sandifer
Sep 18, 1994
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Robert Joe Washington, Sr.
Nov 15, 1995
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Brian Ronald Kinsey
Oct 22, 1997
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Thomas Drumane Catchings
Mar 17, 2005
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Glen Victor Agee
Aug 6, 2010
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Eric Tyrone Smith, Sr.
Apr 4, 2013
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Bruce Daniel Jacob
Jul 20, 2013
Where the Name Is Cut
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