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Constable

Franklin G. Dix

Gates Police Department — Rochester, NY

Accident

End of Watch November 15, 1932

Age 27

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Franklin Dix succumbed to an accidental gunshot wound sustained the previous day.

He was attending the town board meeting, at Wegman Road and Buffalo Road, when his pistol fell from its holster as he bent over. The pistol discharged when it struck the ground. The round struck Constable Dix in the abdomen, causing a serious sound. He was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.

Constable Dix had served with the Gates Police Department for two years. He was also a member of the Gates-Chili Volunteer Fire Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Dix gave the Gates Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Dix.

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

Agency

Department Gates Police Department

Location Rochester, NY

Platform Identity gpd.monroe.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1932

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Constable Franklin G. Dix 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Gates Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% 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. Franklin G. Dix'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 Franklin G. Dix Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service