Robert Carmen
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Sheriff

Robert Carmen

Felonious
End of Watch September 20, 1864
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Carmen was shot and killed during a raid led by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.

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162 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Carmen served with the Chariton County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Keytesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Keytesville, Chariton County, MO
Platform Identity ccso.chariton.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 20, 1864
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Sheriff Robert Carmen 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Chariton County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
MO — Statewide
516
of 813 officers
63.5% 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. Robert Carmen's cause is highlighted.

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

How Robert Carmen Compares

Age at Death
56
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Carmen is highlighted in Sep.

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. Robert Carmen was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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