Henry Pearson
Police Watchman

Henry Pearson

Felonious
End of Watch July 31, 1820
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Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead as he went to the aid of Watchman Robert Simpson who had already been shot after warning some drunken soldiers for discharging a firearm at night.

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206 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Watchman Pearson served with the Greenock Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity gbpd.ivc.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1820
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Police Watchman Henry Pearson is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In SCT, 46 of 308 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 14.9% of this state's fallen. That is 14.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Greenock Burgh Police, 3 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Greenock Burgh Police
3
of 11 officers
27.3% Felonious
SCT — Statewide
46
of 308 officers
14.9% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Pearson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Henry Pearson Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Pearson is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909