Police Officer

John Christopher

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch August 18, 1872
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer John Christopher was shot and killed while attempting to calm a disturbance that was occurring at a picnic.

Officer Christopher had been with the Baltimore City Police Department for five years.

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154 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Christopher gave the Baltimore City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 August 18, 1872
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1872, 31 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 154th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John had served 5 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

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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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 Christopher

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch August 18, 1872

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-W

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