Jane Philippa Arbuthnot
Woman Police Constable

Jane Philippa Arbuthnot

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Felonious
End of Watch December 17, 1983
Age 22
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Gender Female

Incident

WPC Arbuthnot was killed instantly, alongside PS Noel Joseph Lane, as they and another officer, Inspector Stephen John Dodd, who died a week later, were investigating a reported terrorist car bomb and evacuating the area outside Harrods store in Knightsbridge, when the device exploded.

Three members of the public were also killed.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Woman Police Constable Arbuthnot served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Woman Police Constable Arbuthnot.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police
Type Police Department
Location London, ENG
Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 17, 1983
Age 22
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Bomb

Woman Police Constable Jane Philippa Arbuthnot 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 ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Metropolitan Police, 185 of 729 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police
185
of 729 officers
25.4% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% 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. Jane Philippa Arbuthnot's cause is highlighted.

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

How Jane Philippa Arbuthnot Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jane Philippa Arbuthnot is highlighted in Dec.

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.

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