John J. McAntee
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Policeman

John J. McAntee

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch October 22, 1920
Age 52
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman John McAntee was killed when the patrol car in which he was taking an injured Reading Railroad worker to a hospital collided with a limousine at Queen Lane and Greene Street. The trainman was also killed. Policeman McAntee was a 20-year veteran of the force.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Policeman McAntee gave the Philadelphia Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman McAntee.

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

Agency

Location Philadelphia, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 22, 1920
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman John J. McAntee 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department
110
of 378 officers
29.1% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% 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 J. McAntee'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 J. McAntee Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John J. McAntee 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

Incident Location