George T. Miller
Agency patch
Lieutenant

George T. Miller

Buffalo Police Department — Buffalo, NY
Accident
End of Watch December 20, 1931
Age 56
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Badge 24
The Vigil Panel 63 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Miller succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a minor traffic accident.

Lieutenant Miller had been with the agency for 25 years and was assigned to Precinct 7.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-NY-7CB3D310
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August 2, 2026

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Miller gave the Buffalo Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Buffalo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Miller.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Platform Identity bpd.erie.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 20, 1931
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 56
Badge Number 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant George T. Miller is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Buffalo Police Department, 26 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51% of this agency's fallen.

Buffalo Police Department
26
of 51 officers
51% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George T. Miller's cause is highlighted.

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

How George T. Miller Compares

Age at Death
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George T. Miller is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897