William Swan
Police Constable

William Swan

Accident
End of Watch August 27, 1868
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned in the dock having apparently fallen in while on night duty.

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158 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Swan served with the Dundee City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Dundee City Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity dpd.dnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 27, 1868
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable William Swan 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 SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Dundee City Police, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

Dundee City Police
5
of 13 officers
38.5% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% 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. William Swan'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 William Swan Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Swan is highlighted in Aug.

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