Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Arthur Cornthwaite succumbed to head injuries sustained four days earlier when he slipped on ice and fell at the intersection of Caroline Street and Jefferson Street.
He was taken to the Sydenham Hospital where he remained until succumbing to complications of a skull fracture.
Officer Cornthwaite had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 15 months and had previously served with the Maryland House of Correction for several years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, brother, and sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cornthwaite gave the Baltimore City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cornthwaite.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Arthur R. Cornthwaite is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur R. Cornthwaite's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur R. Cornthwaite is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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