John Edward Price
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Policeman

John Edward Price

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch April 19, 1920
Age 40
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer John Price was killed when he was crushed between two trolley cars at Germantown Avenue and Haines Street. He had just escorted school children across the street.

Survivors

He was an 11-year veteran of the force and was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Price gave the Philadelphia Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Price.

— 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 April 19, 1920
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman John Edward Price 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 Edward Price'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 Edward Price Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Edward Price is highlighted in Apr.

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