Norman McDowell
Constable

Norman McDowell

Accident
End of Watch June 5, 1975
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident when his police vehicle crashed.

Fatally injured in a road accident when his police vehicle crashed.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable McDowell served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable McDowell.

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

Agency

Location NIR
Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1975
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Constable Norman McDowell 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 NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 82 of 469 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
82
of 469 officers
17.5% Accident
NIR — Statewide
126
of 599 officers
21% 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. Norman McDowell'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 Norman McDowell Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Norman McDowell is highlighted in Jun.

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