Roll of Honor
Incident
Killed when he was struck by a train while patrolling the railway line at Dunbar.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Scott served with the East Lothian Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector John Scott 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Scott's cause is highlighted.
How John Scott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Scott is highlighted in Aug.