Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Hodges died after a baseball player ran into him at the Waterview Recreation Park at Haines Street and McMahon Avenue. Officer Hodges was performing crowd control during the high school baseball game when the player ran into him as he overran first base. Officer Hodges suffered severe internal injuries as a result of the impact and died at Germantown Hospital. Officer Hodges had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 23 years.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Hodges gave the Philadelphia Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hodges.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Walter Henry Hodges 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 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 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Henry Hodges's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Henry Hodges Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Henry Hodges is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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