Edward V. Mooney
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Police Officer

Edward V. Mooney

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch December 19, 1908
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 5 mo
Badge 1756
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Edward Mooney was killed when his police horse slipped on ice at 25th Street and Passyunk Avenue and he was struck by a trolley. He was carrying a puppy he had found freezing and intended to take home. The puppy was not hurt. Officer Mooney had served with the agency only five months.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Mooney gave the Philadelphia Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Mooney.

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

Agency

Location Philadelphia, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 19, 1908
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 5 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 1756
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Edward V. Mooney is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department
110
of 378 officers
29.1% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward V. Mooney'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 Edward V. Mooney Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward V. Mooney is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location