Frederick Smith
Police Constable

Frederick Smith

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG
Accident
End of Watch September 26, 1899
Age 43
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained while stopping a runaway horse and lorry.

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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Smith served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location Preston, ENG
Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 1899
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Frederick Smith 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 Lancashire Constabulary, 52 of 122 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.

Lancashire Constabulary
52
of 122 officers
42.6% 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. Frederick Smith'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 Frederick Smith Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Smith is highlighted in Sep.

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