James D. Hughes

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Accident

End of Watch September 10, 1935

Age 39

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Hughes was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking his patrol beat. He had been with the agency for 10 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hughes gave the Boston Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hughes.

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

Agency

Department Boston Police Department

Location Roxbury Crossing, MA

Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1935

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman James D. Hughes is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

29.2% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident