Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Harry Stauffer fell and struck his head when he was thrown from his horse at 64th and Theodore Streets. The horse had had been spooked by a passing car.
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31 years. You could have gone home.
Policeman Stauffer gave the Philadelphia Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Stauffer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Harry J. Stauffer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry J. Stauffer's cause is highlighted.
How Harry J. Stauffer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry J. Stauffer is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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