James T. Harvey

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Illness

End of Watch January 12, 1873

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer James Harvey died after contracting smallpox while on duty. He died at his home at 415 Lexington Street.

Officer Harvey was assigned to the Western District.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Department

Type Other

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 12, 1873

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Police Officer James T. Harvey is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MD, 15 of 377 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Baltimore Police Department, 10 of 151 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.6% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Department

of 151 officers

6.6% Illness

MD — Statewide

of 377 officers

4% Illness

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Illness