Curtis Jordan
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Officer

Curtis Jordan

Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch January 13, 1976
Age 24
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jordan was stabbed to death when he and his partner responded to a domestic dispute call. While talking with the male suspect the man was able to pull out a knife and stabbed him. The suspect, 20, was convicted of Officer Jordan's murder and sentenced to 15 years. On June 14, 1980, he was found dead in his prison cell. Another inmate had stabbed him 20 times. Officer Jordan had been with the agency for four years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Jordan gave the Metro Nashville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Jordan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Platform Identity mnpd.davidson.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 1976
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Edged weapon

Military Service

Curtis Jordan served in the U.S. Army (1968–1970) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Curtis 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 1976, 137 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 30th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Curtis was 24. 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. Curtis had served 4 years; 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 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 edged weapon, in 2.2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Metro Nashville Police Department has 20 officers remembered here, Curtis among them.

Officer Curtis Jordan

Metro Nashville Police Department · End of Watch January 13, 1976

Military Service

Curtis Jordan served in the U.S. Army (1968–1970) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 45-W

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