Caleb Howard Starr
Trooper

Caleb Howard Starr

MI State Police — Lansing, MI
Felonious
End of Watch July 31, 2020
Age 33
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 10 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Caleb Starr succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier when his vehicle was struck head-on by an intoxicated driver in Ionia County.

He was traveling west on Grand River Avenue in Boston Township, responding to a low-priority call when a vehicle crossed the center line and struck his vehicle. He had to be extricated from the vehicle and flown by helicopter to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.

In October 2021, the driver was sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Trooper Starr served with the Michigan State Police for less than two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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You barely got started.
Trooper Starr gave the Michigan State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Starr.

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

Agency

Department MI State Police
Type State Police
Location Lansing, Ingham County, MI
Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 2020
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 10 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Caleb is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 2020, 61 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 123rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Caleb was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Caleb had served 1.8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 1% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

MI State Police has 57 officers remembered here, Caleb among them.

Across the years
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Where

Trooper Caleb Howard Starr

MI State Police · End of Watch July 31, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-W

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