Lieutenant

George T. Miller

Buffalo Police Department — Buffalo, NY
Accident
End of Watch December 20, 1931
Age 56
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Badge 24
Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Miller succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a minor traffic accident.

Lieutenant Miller had been with the agency for 25 years and was assigned to Precinct 7.

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Miller gave the Buffalo Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Buffalo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Miller.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Platform Identity bpd.erie.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 20, 1931
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 56
Badge Number 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

George is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 56. 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. George had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Buffalo Police Department has 51 officers remembered here, George among them.

Across the years

Lieutenant George T. Miller

Buffalo Police Department · End of Watch December 20, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 18-E

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