Roll of Honor
Joseph Carl Akin
Incident
Location: Utah Weapon: Handgun Offender: Never tried
Posseman Joseph Akin was shot and killed in Bluff, Utah, while attempting to arrest a member of the Piute tribe for murder.
Several U.S. Marshals had organized the posse to assist with moving several of the Piute tribe members to a reservation. The subject was never tried for his murder.
Posseman Akin was survived by his wife, child, mother, and three siblings.
Survivors
Posseman Akin was survived by his wife, child, mother, and three siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Posse Member Akin served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Posse Member Akin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Posse Member Joseph Carl Akin 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Carl Akin's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Carl Akin Compares
Offender Outcome
Never tried
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Carl Akin is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph Carl Akin was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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