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Deputy Constable

Floyd Carl Cox

Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 — Elkhart, TX

Felonious

End of Watch February 14, 1930

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Cox was shot and killed by the 17-year-old brother of a man he had arrested the day before. Deputy Cox was eating lunch in a restaurant when the boy approached and shot him several times.

The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison on April 18, 1930. He was pardoned on June 6, 1934.

Deputy Cox was survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Deputy Cox was survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Cox served with the Anderson County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Elkhart community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Cox.

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

Agency

Department Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1

Location Elkhart, TX

Platform Identity accop1co.anderson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1930

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Offender Paroled in 1934

Deputy Constable Floyd Carl Cox 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% 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. Floyd Carl Cox'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 Floyd Carl Cox Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Paroled in 1934

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Carl Cox is highlighted in Feb.

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. Floyd Carl Cox was killed by rifle.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518