Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer James Carmody was struck and killed by a streetcar at Oakland Avenue and Kingshighway Boulevard after taking a young girl to the hospital. He accidentally stepped in front of the streetcar as it approached. Officer Carmody had been with his agency for 27 years.
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Carmody gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Carmody.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer James J. Carmody 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James J. Carmody's cause is highlighted.
How James J. Carmody Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James J. Carmody is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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