Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Sheriff

George Davenport

Crawford County Sheriff's Office — Bucyrus, OH

Felonious

End of Watch January 24, 1931

Age 38

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

The Vigil Panel 61 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff George Davenport succumbed to gunshot wounds received the previous day in Crestline.

He and several other officers went to a home to arrest three brothers for the theft of 15 chickens. As Sheriff Davenport entered the second-floor bedroom, one of the men opened fire with a shotgun, fatally wounding the sheriff. The three brothers were then taken into custody. One of the men was shot and killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad detective the following day while attempting to escape from the sheriff's home, where the three had been taken for questioning.

The other two brothers were executed in the electric chair at the Ohio State Penitentiary on November 13th, 1931.

Sheriff Davenport had been in law enforcement for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-OH-71ADB744
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew George. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Davenport gave the Crawford County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bucyrus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Davenport.

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

Agency

Department Crawford County Sheriff's Office

Location Bucyrus, OH

Platform Identity ccso.crawford.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1931

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Executed

Sheriff George Davenport 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Crawford County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% 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. George Davenport'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 George Davenport Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Executed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Davenport is highlighted in Jan.

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. George Davenport was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518