Incident
Found dead with head injuries having apparently suffered a fall while on his beat.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Clark served with the Edinburgh City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Clark.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Mitchell Clark 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 Edinburgh City Police, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mitchell Clark's cause is highlighted.
How John Mitchell Clark Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Mitchell Clark is highlighted in Oct.
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