Ignatio Andrea
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Officer

Ignatio Andrea

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
End of Watch April 14, 1869
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Andrea succumbed to stab wounds received one week earlier when he was attacked by a man who had threatened him on several occasions. The suspect was twice sentenced to death but escaped from jail and was never recaptured.

Rest in peace Officer Andrea.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis April 13th, 2020

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Andrea served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Jacksonville, FL
Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1869
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Officer Ignatio Andrea 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Jacksonville Police Department, 25 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this agency's fallen.

Jacksonville Police Department
25
of 33 officers
75.8% Felonious
FL — Statewide
539
of 1,008 officers
53.5% 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. Ignatio Andrea's cause is highlighted.

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

How Ignatio Andrea Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ignatio Andrea is highlighted in Apr.

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. Ignatio Andrea was killed by edged weapon; knife.

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