Andrew W. Wolfrom
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Police Officer

Andrew W. Wolfrom

Syracuse Police Department — Syracuse, NY
Felonious
End of Watch February 1, 1937
Age 51
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Andrew Wolfrom succumbed to injuries sustained on August 22, 1936, earlier while attempting to protect a fellow officer who was being attacked by a mob of rioting strikers at the Remington-Rand Plant at 114 Gifford Street.

Officer Wolfrom had served with the Syracuse Police Department for 24 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Wolfrom gave the Syracuse Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Syracuse community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wolfrom.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY
Platform Identity spd.onondaga.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 1, 1937
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Blunt object

Police Officer Andrew W. Wolfrom is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Syracuse Police Department, 9 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Syracuse Police Department
9
of 12 officers
75% Felonious
NY — Statewide
728
of 2,147 officers
33.9% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew W. Wolfrom's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Andrew W. Wolfrom Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew W. Wolfrom is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andrew W. Wolfrom was killed by blunt object.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location