Frederick Goodyer
Chief Constable

Frederick Goodyer

Illness
End of Watch September 12, 1876
Age 68
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Gender Male

Incident

Died at home of heart failure after experiencing chest pains and receiving medical attention while on duty the previous day.

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150 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Chief Constable Goodyer served with the Leicestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lco.lce.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 12, 1876
Age 68
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Chief Constable Frederick Goodyer is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Leicestershire Constabulary, 3 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Leicestershire Constabulary
3
of 15 officers
20% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick Goodyer'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 Goodyer Compares

Age at End of Watch
68
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Goodyer is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285