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Patrolman

James Crofton

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch October 4, 1869

Age 40

Badge 67

The Vigil Panel 3 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 127

Incident

Patrolman James Crofton was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance at a home at 175 St. Andrew Street.

He was at his nearby home when he was alerted to the screams of a woman calling for police. He went to the woman's aid, where he discovered that the woman's husband had struck their child with a cane. The subject ran upstairs as Patrolman Crofton attempted to arrest the man. As Patrolman Crofton climbed the stairs in pursuit, the man opened fire, mortally wounding him.

Patrolman Crofton was taken to his home, where he died a short time later.

Patrolman Crofton was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served as a private at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1851 and 1852.

One of his grandchildren, Robert J. Cambias, Jr., later became a New Orleans police officer and was murdered in the line of duty on October 18th, 1907.

Survivors

He was survived by five children and two brothers.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Crofton served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New Orleans Police Department

Type Police Department

Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 4, 1869

Age 40

Badge Number 67

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Military Service

James Crofton served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman James Crofton 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Orleans Police Department, 86 of 128 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.2% of this agency's fallen.

New Orleans Police Department

of 128 officers

67.2% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious