Steven Wayne Jordan
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Police Officer

Steven Wayne Jordan

Rock Hill Police Department — Rock Hill, SC
Felonious
End of Watch December 31, 1975
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Steven Jordan was shot and killed while checking a car about 2 am. Police received a report concerning an abandoned police car with the motor running, located on Charlotte Avenue near the Glendale intersection. Other agencies were notified that an officer was missing and the county police arrested a 24-year-old male at approximately 3:30 am. The suspect led police to Officer Jordan's body on a dirt road off South Carolina roadway 49 at the south edge of Bullock Creek, about 25 miles southwest of Rock Hill. Officer Jordan had been shot eight times. Officer Jordan's killer was originally sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life when the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. He later died in prison in 2009.

Survivors

Officer Jordan was survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, parents.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Jordan gave the Rock Hill Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jordan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Rock Hill, York County, SC
Platform Identity rhpd.york.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 1975
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Police Officer Steven Wayne Jordan 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 SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Rock Hill Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Rock Hill Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Felonious
SC — Statewide
272
of 441 officers
61.7% 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. Steven Wayne Jordan's cause is highlighted.

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

How Steven Wayne Jordan Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
1.5
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Wayne Jordan is highlighted in Dec.

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. Steven Wayne Jordan was killed by gun.

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