Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Pawlowski was struck and killed by a streetcar while directing school children at the intersection of Third Street and Peterboro.
Officer Pawlowski had served with the Detroit Police Department for 2 years.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Pawlowski gave the Detroit Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Pawlowski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Paul Pawlowski 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 MI, 229 of 719 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this state's fallen. That is 31.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Pawlowski's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Pawlowski Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Pawlowski is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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