Enoch Augustus Hooper
Police Constable

Enoch Augustus Hooper

Felonious
End of Watch December 8, 1865
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Stabbed to death while assisting another officer who was attacked while making an arrest.

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161 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Hooper served with the Staffordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity sco.sts.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 1865
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Police Constable Enoch Augustus Hooper 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 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 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Staffordshire Constabulary, 6 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Staffordshire Constabulary
6
of 18 officers
33.3% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Enoch Augustus Hooper's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Enoch Augustus Hooper Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Enoch Augustus Hooper is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909