Steven Tabor Howard
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Captain

Steven Tabor Howard

Des Moines Police Department — Des Moines, IA
Felonious
End of Watch March 2, 1935
Age 68
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Badge CAPTAIN
Gender Male

Incident

Captain Steven Howard succumbed to a gunshot received the previous day while responding to a robbery at a local bar.

After an intensive investigation two suspects were identified. During the arrest one of the suspects was shot and killed. The other, who was a juvenile, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Captain Howard had served with the Des Moines Police Department for 27 years.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Howard gave the Des Moines Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Des Moines community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Howard.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Platform Identity dmpd.polk.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 1935
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 68
Badge Number CAPTAIN
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Steven is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1935, 154 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 25th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Steven was 68. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Steven had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Des Moines Police Department has 27 officers remembered here, Steven among them.

Captain Steven Tabor Howard

Des Moines Police Department · End of Watch March 2, 1935

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