Darcy Fletcher
Parish Constable

Darcy Fletcher

Felonious
End of Watch July 31, 1681
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Incident

Shot and killed while trying to apprehend a prisoner who had recently escaped from York gaol.

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345 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Parish Constable Fletcher served with the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity wry.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1681

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Parish Constable Darcy Fletcher is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

West Riding of Yorkshire
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darcy Fletcher's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Darcy Fletcher Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Darcy Fletcher is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518