Christian Luswanger

New York City Night Watch — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch December 25, 1806

The Vigil Panel 1 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Watchman Luswanger was stabbed to death while assigned to a detail to maintain order in lower Manhattan following two nights of anti-Catholic riots.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-NY-A7A286C0
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Christian. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

220 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Luswanger served with the New York City Night Watch.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department New York City Night Watch

Type Other

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nynw.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 25, 1806

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Watchman Christian Luswanger 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 New York City Night Watch, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Night Watch

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

NY — Statewide

728

of 2,147 officers

33.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious