Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Ralph Martin died of injuries he received when he fell into a shaft while performing a building inspection.
Lieutenant Martin had served with the New York City Police Department for thirty-six years and was survived by his three sisters. He was assigned to the Bureau of Buildings and Repairs, the present-day Buildings Maintenance Section.
Lieutenant Martin had served with the New York City Police Department for thirty-six years and was survived by his three sisters. He was assigned to the Bureau of Buildings and Repairs, the present-day Buildings Maintenance Section.
Survivors
Lieutenant Martin had served with the New York City Police Department for thirty-six years and was survived by his three sisters.
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36 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Martin gave the New York City Police Department 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Martin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Ralph Martin 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Martin's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph Martin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Martin is highlighted in Jul.
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