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Constable

Joseph Schooley Artley, Sr.

Pennsylvania State Constable - Indiana County — Indiana, PA

Felonious

End of Watch February 14, 1918

Age 67

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Joseph Artley was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for harassing his landlady on Main Street As soon as Constable Artley read the warrant the man shot him three times and then committed suicide.

Survivors

Constable Artley was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Artley served with the Pennsylvania State Constable.
Thank you for your service to the Indiana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Artley.

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

Agency

Department Pennsylvania State Constable - Indiana County

Location Indiana, PA

Platform Identity pscicco.indiana.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1918

Age 67

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Pistol

Offender Committed suicide

Constable Joseph Schooley Artley, Sr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Pennsylvania State Constable - Indiana County

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Schooley Artley, Sr.'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 Joseph Schooley Artley, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Committed suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Schooley Artley, Sr. is highlighted in Feb.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph Schooley Artley, Sr. was killed by handgun; pistol.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518