Incident
PC Odell was carrying out road safety checks in Shottendane Road, Margate, just after midnight, when the driver of a speeding vehicle ignored his signal to stop.
The car struck the officer at about 50mph and dragged him fifty yards along the road, causing him massive internal injuries from which he died.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Odell served with the Kent County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Odell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Kent County Constabulary has lost 52 officers; 12 of them killed feloniously.
Jonathan is one of 691 officers killed feloniously in ENG, 24.8% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Jonathan is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Jonathan is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2000, 1 officer at Kent County Constabulary was killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 9 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 4.
In 2000, 1 officer in ENG was killed feloniously, the 93rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 147.
In 2000, 2 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 79th heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.
In 2000, 73 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 102nd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Jonathan was 30. Of the 12 killed feloniously at Kent County Constabulary whose age is recorded, half were between 29.3 and 39.3; the middle age was 35.
Jonathan was 30. Of the 620 killed feloniously in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Jonathan was 30. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Jonathan was 30. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
December holds 8.3% of these deaths at Kent County Constabulary; March holds the most, 16.7%. Tuesdays: 16.7%.
December holds 10.3% of these deaths in ENG; May holds the most, 12.4%. Tuesdays: 12.2%.
December holds 8.1% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.5%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 23.1% of all 52 deaths at Kent County Constabulary, the 3rd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 24.8% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 3rd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
His people
Kent County Constabulary has 52 officers remembered here, Jonathan among them.
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Israel May Aug 24, 1873
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Charles James Reeves Nov 25, 1876
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Henry Seagar Feb 6, 1882
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James Fagg Mar 8, 1903
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William Jury May 6, 1907
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John Harryman May 29, 1907
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John Truphet Saywell Oct 1, 1910
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George Henry Apps Jun 7, 1916
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Charles William Walker Jul 21, 1924
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Edwin James Longhurst Feb 8, 1928
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Sidney March May 6, 1930
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Albert Cox Dec 20, 1930
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Ernest Frank Bradley Aug 18, 1935
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John Olive Aug 28, 1940
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Henry Kettle Sep 7, 1940
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Ronald Parker Sep 7, 1940
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Charles William Haines Sep 20, 1940
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Frederick Heine Oct 16, 1940
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Thomas James Farrell Nov 1, 1940
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George Egbert Vousden Nov 3, 1940
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John Bazley-White MC Nov 17, 1940
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Henry John Andrews Jan 20, 1941
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Herbert James Chittenden Jan 1, 1942
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Albert Charles Richardson Aug 25, 1942
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Edward William Humphreys Sep 23, 1942
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Stephen George James Huggins Oct 31, 1942
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Reginald Walter Dowling Apr 18, 1943
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Harry Thomas R Pankhurst Jun 16, 1944
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Harold John Warner Nov 27, 1947
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Frank Skewis Jan 8, 1949
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Alan George Baxter Jun 5, 1951
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Hubert Stanley Pay Nov 4, 1951
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Gerald Thomas P Rooney Mar 14, 1956
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Alfred Fraser McKenzie Apr 29, 1959
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Peter Wentworth Child Jan 27, 1964
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Jack Howard Mar 3, 1964
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Robert Alfred John Knight Jul 5, 1965
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Robert Archibald Beattie Jul 5, 1965
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George Craig May 21, 1967
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Phillip Alan Long Jun 28, 1968
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Jack Gates May 9, 1969
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Roger Gardiner May 26, 1972
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Alfred Longmore Aug 26, 1973
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Malcolm John Boakes Oct 21, 1973
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John Francis Ryan Oct 21, 1973
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William Bryan Mar 14, 1977
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Charles Edward Brisley
Apr 20, 1978
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George Frederick Matthew Jun 16, 1983
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Duncan Watts Clift
Mar 24, 1991
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Alexander Gordon Doe May 18, 1993
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Jonathan Bruce Odell
Dec 19, 2000
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Brian Bennett
Dec 12, 2001
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