Jefferson A. F. Smoak

Augusta Police Department — Augusta, GA

Felonious

End of Watch January 28, 1915

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Sergeant Smoak was shot and killed by a burglary suspect. A man was apprehended four months later and charged with his murder.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Smoak served with the Augusta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Smoak.

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

Agency

Department Augusta Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Augusta, GA

Platform Identity apd.richmond.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1915

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Sergeant Jefferson A. F. Smoak 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 GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Augusta Police Department, 9 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Augusta Police Department

of 18 officers

50% Felonious

GA — Statewide

549

of 905 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious