Samuel B. "Toby" Hamilton

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Felonious

End of Watch February 28, 1908

Age 34

Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Police Officer Toby Hamilton succumbed to a leg injury sustained one week earlier when he was attacked by his prisoner near the 200 block of North Camac Street.

Officer Hamilton had been alerted by a citizen of a burglary in progress at her residence. As he made entry into the residence he located and arrested a subject he found inside for attempted burglary. While he was escorting the prisoner to the police station he was attacked and severely kicked in his leg. He had managed to take control of his prisoner again and walked him the rest of the way to the station and placed them into a jail cell. He was removed to the hospital because he was unable to walk. While being treated blood poisoning set in and he succumbed to his injury one week later.

Police Officer Hamilton had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for less than 11 years and was assigned to the Sixth Police District.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and infant son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hamilton gave the Philadelphia Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hamilton.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 28, 1908

Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Assault

Weapon Person

Police Officer Samuel B. "Toby" Hamilton is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious