John Starkins
Police Constable

John Starkins

Hertfordshire Constabulary — Welwyn, ENG
Felonious
End of Watch October 30, 1857
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Stabbed to death while keeping watch for suspected thieves.

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169 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Starkins served with the Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Welwyn, ENG
Platform Identity hco.hrt.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 30, 1857
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Police Constable John Starkins 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 Hertfordshire Constabulary, 5 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 21.7% of this agency's fallen.

Hertfordshire Constabulary
5
of 23 officers
21.7% 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 Starkins's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Starkins Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Starkins is highlighted in Oct.

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