John Schofield
Police Constable

John Schofield

Felonious
End of Watch July 6, 1974
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead while on patrol in Caterham when he and two colleagues pulled up alongside a man of whom they had become suspicious and who was carrying a gun concealed in a large holdall. The other two officers were both injured in the incident.

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BO-GB-SUC-0613E887
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Schofield served with the Surrey Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Schofield.

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

Agency

Department Surrey Constabulary
Location ENG
Platform Identity sco.sry.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 1974
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Police Constable John Schofield 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 ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Surrey Constabulary, 2 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 9.5% of this agency's fallen.

Surrey Constabulary
2
of 21 officers
9.5% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Schofield's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How John Schofield Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Schofield is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909