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Patrolman

Joseph Budde

Mankato Police Department — Mankato, MN

Felonious

End of Watch January 24, 1913

Age 45

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Joseph Budde was shot and killed in West Allis, Wisconsin while transporting a prisoner from Mankato to a sanitarium in Milwaukee.

The man had been arrested and committed to the sanitarium after threatening the Minnesota governor. They were aboard a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train passing through West Allis when the man suddenly produced a .38 caliber pistol and shot Patrolman Budde in the head, killing him. The man then committed suicide.

Patrolman Budde had served with the Mankato Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Budde gave the Mankato Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mankato community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Budde.

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

Agency

Department Mankato Police Department

Location Mankato, MN

Platform Identity mpd.blueearth.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1913

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Patrolman Joseph Budde 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Mankato Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% 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 Budde'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 Budde Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Budde is highlighted in Jan.

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.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518