Superintendent

Joseph Scott

Felonious
End of Watch May 31, 1888
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead in a revenge attack by a former Sergeant who then shot himself.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Superintendent Scott served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1888
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Joseph is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1888, 1 officer in United Kingdom was killed feloniously, the 133rd heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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Who

Joseph was 44. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 12.6% of these deaths in United Kingdom, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14.1%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Durham County Constabulary has 29 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Superintendent Joseph Scott

Durham County Constabulary · End of Watch May 31, 1888

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