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Officer Phillip Coombes served with the Greenbelt City Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Phillip Raymond Coombes served in the U.S. Air Force (1962â1966) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Suicide
Greenbelt Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to suicide.
Phillip is one of 5 officers lost to suicide in MD, 1.3% of the 378 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 190 officers lost to suicide in the United States, 0.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 256 officers lost to suicide worldwide, 0.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1997, 1 officer in MD was lost to suicide, more than in any other year.
In 1997, 3 officers in the United States were lost to suicide, the 16th heaviest of 31 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 25.
In 1997, 3 officers worldwide were lost to suicide, the 17th heaviest of 75 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 26.
When
October holds 40% of these deaths in MD, more than any other month. Sundays: 20%.
October holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; June holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 17.4%.
October holds 9.4% of these deaths worldwide; May holds the most, 11.7%. Sundays: 15.2%.
How
Suicide deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Greenbelt Police Department, the most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 1.3% of all 378 deaths in MD, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 5th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 6th most common cause.
His people
Greenbelt Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.
Military Service
Phillip Raymond Coombes served in the U.S. Air Force (1962–1966) before joining law enforcement.
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