Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Cravatt was shot and killed when he and his partner attempted to stop a robbery in progress. Detective Cravatt and his partner were staking out a grocery store when robbers entered. As Detective Cravatt entered the store he exchanged gunfire with the suspects. Detective Cravatt was fatally wounded. Members of the hold up team were apprehended. One suspect was convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair January 18, 1956.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Cravatt served with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Cravatt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Benjamin F. Cravatt 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Oklahoma City Police Department, 20 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin F. Cravatt's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin F. Cravatt Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin F. Cravatt is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Benjamin F. Cravatt was killed by gun.
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