Samuel Prestowe
Parish Constable

Samuel Prestowe

Felonious
End of Watch November 30, 1813
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Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead while attempting to arrest an armed and mentally deranged prisoner who had escaped.

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213 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Parish Constable Prestowe served with the Aldermanbury Parish.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Aldermanbury Parish
Location ENG
Platform Identity ap.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1813
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Parish Constable Samuel Prestowe 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 97,775 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Aldermanbury Parish
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,775 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Prestowe's cause is highlighted.

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

How Samuel Prestowe Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Prestowe is highlighted in Nov.

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.

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

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