Incident
Bow Street Officer Grant died in St. George’s Hospital, London, from the injuries he sustained a month earlier, on 26th December 1798, when he was assaulted by a mob while attempting to quell a disturbance in a public house in St. Giles.
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227 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Captain Grant served with the Bow Street Public Office.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Duncan Grant is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Bow Street Public Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Duncan Grant's cause is highlighted.
How Duncan Grant Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Duncan Grant is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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