Salvatore Rosafort
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Patrolman

Salvatore Rosafort

Mount Kisco Police Department — Mount Kisco, NY
Accident
End of Watch September 2, 1954
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Rosafort was killed in a motorcycle accident at Route 117 and Preston Way in Mount Kisco. Patrolman Rosafort was an excellent baseball player. He had been given a tryout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but chose to join the police department instead.

Survivors

Patrolman Rosafort is survived by a brother and his parents.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NY-2A339696
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Rosafort served with the Mount Kisco Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Kisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Rosafort.

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

Agency

Location Mount Kisco, NY
Platform Identity mkpd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 2, 1954
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Salvatore Rosafort is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Mount Kisco Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Mount Kisco Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Salvatore Rosafort's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Salvatore Rosafort Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Salvatore Rosafort is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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