Police Officer

George D. Hart

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Accident
End of Watch January 2, 1925
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer George Hart succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of University Parkway and Charles Street almost two months earlier. He sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries when his police motorcycle collided with a vehicle. He was taken to Union Memorial Hospital where he remained until passing away. Officer Hart had been with the agency for one year.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Hart gave the Baltimore City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hart.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1925
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

George 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 1925, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, George among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer George D. Hart

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch January 2, 1925

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-E

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