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Deputy Constable

Juan Orosco

Orange County Constable's Office — Santa Ana, CA

Felonious

End of Watch August 25, 1907

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Constable Juan Orosco was shot and killed as he attempted to break up a fight at a dance hall in Los Alamitos.

Deputy Constable Orosco was following one of the suspects toward the door when the man suddenly turned and fired a revolver at him, striking him in the chest. A friend of Constable Orosco who accompanied him was able to subdue the man and take him into custody.

The man, 25, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 7 years in prison. He was released on April 22, 1913.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Orosco served with the Orange County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Ana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Orosco.

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

Agency

Department Orange County Constable's Office

Location Santa Ana, CA

Platform Identity occo.orange.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 1907

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Released in 1913

Deputy Constable Juan Orosco is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Orange County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Juan Orosco'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 Juan Orosco Compares

Offender Outcome

Released in 1913

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Juan Orosco is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Juan Orosco was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518