Reuben Needham Dickinson
Police Constable

Reuben Needham Dickinson

Accident
End of Watch November 17, 1906
Age 52
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a fall from a ladder while cleaning the police station's windows.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Dickinson served with the Coventry City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Dickinson.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity cpd.cov.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 17, 1906
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Reuben Needham Dickinson 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 Coventry City Police, 1 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 5.9% of this agency's fallen.

Coventry City Police
1
of 17 officers
5.9% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reuben Needham Dickinson'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 Reuben Needham Dickinson Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Reuben Needham Dickinson is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897