Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from injuries received on 21 June, when he was knocked down while he was directing traffic late at night outside a circus ground.
Died from injuries received four days earlier, when he was knocked down while directing late-night traffic outside a circus ground.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Sergeant Jakes served with the Boston Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Sergeant Jakes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Sergeant Joseph Owen Jakes is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Boston Borough Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Owen Jakes's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Owen Jakes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Owen Jakes is highlighted in Jun.
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