Norman Garnham
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Acting Detective Constable

Norman Garnham

North Yorkshire Police — Northallerton, ENG
Felonious
End of Watch March 2, 1977
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally wounded shortly after finishing late-night duty at Skeeby, when he was stabbed twice in the chest while arresting a suspicious youth he had chased and caught after the youth ran off while being checked.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Detective Constable Garnham served with the North Yorkshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Detective Constable Garnham.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Northallerton, ENG
Platform Identity nypd.nyk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 1977
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Acting Detective Constable Norman Garnham 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 North Yorkshire Police, 4 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

North Yorkshire Police
4
of 10 officers
40% 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. Norman Garnham's cause is highlighted.

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

How Norman Garnham Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Norman Garnham is highlighted in Mar.

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