Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Habersham Harvey succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one month earlier while he attempted to suppress a labor riot in Savannah. The subject shot him was never identified.
Survivors
Patrolman Harvey was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Harvey served with the Savannah Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Habersham H. Harvey is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Savannah Police Department, 21 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Habersham H. Harvey's cause is highlighted.
How Habersham H. Harvey Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Habersham H. Harvey is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Habersham H. Harvey was killed by gun.
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