John Smith
Police Constable

John Smith

Accident
End of Watch September 19, 1880
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in the docks in suspicious circumstances while on his beat.

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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Smith served with the Hull Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Hull Borough Police
Location ENG
Platform Identity hbpd.wil.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 19, 1880
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable John Smith is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Hull Borough Police, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Hull Borough Police
6
of 8 officers
75% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

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

How John Smith Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Smith is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897