Charles Thain

City of London Police — London, ENG

Felonious

End of Watch December 4, 1857

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Fatally shot by a prisoner he was escorting by ship from Hamburg.

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169 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Detective Sergeant Thain served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department City of London Police

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity colp.lnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1857

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Detective Sergeant Charles Thain 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 City of London Police, 16 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.

City of London Police

of 31 officers

51.6% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious