Patrick Howell Baldwin
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Officer

Patrick Howell Baldwin

Miami Police Department — Miami, FL
Accident
End of Watch March 29, 1940
Age 34
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Patrick Baldwin was killed in an automobile crash on NW 36th Street between NW 5th Avenue and NW 6th Avenue. His patrol car jumped a curb and struck a utility pole. Officer Baldwin had served with the Miami Police Department for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and three children. Two of his brothers also served in the police department at the time of his death.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FL-31E14710
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Baldwin gave the Miami Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Baldwin.

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

Agency

Location Miami, FL
Platform Identity mpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1940
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Patrick Howell Baldwin 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Miami Police Department, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.

Miami Police Department
17
of 39 officers
43.6% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Patrick Howell Baldwin'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 Patrick Howell Baldwin Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Howell Baldwin is highlighted in Mar.

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

Incident Location