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Constable

Joseph Perry Brophy

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

End of Watch January 6, 1978

Age 28

The Vigil Panel 216 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

Before joining the Force, Cst. Brophy had served with the Newcastle Town police for 4 years and prior to that, he held the post of Chief of Police for the village of Blackville for 2 years. Cst. Brophy was shot while responding to a call involving a family dispute. Cst. Brophy was married to Pamela and they had two daughters. Constable Joseph Perry Brophy Constable Joseph Perry Brophy

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Perry Brophy served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Perry Brophy.

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 1978

Age 28

Gender Male

Born April 9, 1949

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Constable Joseph Perry Brophy is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

236

of 333 officers

70.9% Undetermined

ON — Statewide

236

of 334 officers

70.7% Undetermined

Nationwide

260

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Perry Brophy's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Joseph Perry Brophy Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Perry Brophy is highlighted in Jan.

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