Roll of Honor
Stephen Patrick Driscoll
Incident
Officer Stephen Driscoll was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Driscoll was a US Navy veteran and had served with the New York City Police Department for 9 years.
September 11, 2001
Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 38 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 23 at New York City Police Department.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, parents, four sisters, and a brother.
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Driscoll gave the New York City Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Driscoll.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Stephen Patrick Driscoll served in the U.S. Navy (1981â1984) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Patrick Driscoll's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Patrick Driscoll Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Patrick Driscoll is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stephen Patrick Driscoll was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
Military Service
Stephen Patrick Driscoll served in the U.S. Navy (1981–1984) before joining law enforcement.
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