Police Officer

John A. Stapf

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Accident
End of Watch November 2, 1934
Tour of Duty 33 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Stapf was struck and killed by a trolley car on North Avenue underneath the Western Maryland Railroad bridge. He was attempting to cross the street and walked passed one stopped trolley car and into the path of an oncoming trolley.

Officer Stapf had been with the Baltimore Police Department for 33.5 years and was assigned to the Northwestern District.

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33 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Stapf gave the Baltimore City Police Department 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stapf.

— 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 November 2, 1934
Tour of Duty 33 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John 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 1934, 91 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John had served 33.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

November holds 8.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

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

Across the years

Police Officer John A. Stapf

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch November 2, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-E

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