Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective John Roth was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol in Brooklyn. Detective Roth was a United States Air Force Korean War veteran. He had served with the New York City Police Department, assigned to the 60th Detective Squad in Brooklyn.
Survivors
Detective Roth was survived by his wife and 10 children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Roth gave the New York City Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John F. Roth served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Detective John F. Roth is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John F. Roth's cause is highlighted.
How John F. Roth Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John F. Roth is highlighted in Apr.
Military Service
John F. Roth served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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