John Mitchell Clark
Police Constable

John Mitchell Clark

Accident
End of Watch October 20, 1968
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Found dead with head injuries having apparently suffered a fall while on his beat.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity epd.edh.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 20, 1968
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable John Mitchell Clark 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 SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Edinburgh City Police, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Edinburgh City Police
8
of 18 officers
44.4% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mitchell Clark's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Mitchell Clark Compares

Age at End of Watch
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Mitchell Clark is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897