Joseph H. Enos
Police Officer

Joseph H. Enos

Peoria Police Department — Peoria, IL
Accident
End of Watch January 13, 1916
Age 65
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Joseph Enos was shot and killed when his revolver fell from the seat of the police ambulance that he was driving. The pistol discharged when it struck the floorboard and the round struck Officer Enos.

Survivors

Officer Enos was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-IL-E389F645
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Enos served with the Peoria Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Peoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Enos.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Peoria, Peoria County, IL
Platform Identity ppd.peoria.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 1916
Age 65
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Joseph H. Enos 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Peoria Police Department, 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Peoria Police Department
6
of 15 officers
40% Accident
IL — Statewide
354
of 1,318 officers
26.9% 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. Joseph H. Enos's cause is highlighted.

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

How Joseph H. Enos Compares

Age at Death
65
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph H. Enos is highlighted in Jan.

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