Phillip Charles Anderson
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Corporal

Phillip Charles Anderson

Felonious
End of Watch January 3, 2001
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Both deputies were canine officers and wearing bulletproof vests. Upon entering the house, they were met with gunfire from the suspect inside. The suspect was also killed in the shootout.

Corporal Anderson had been employed with the Jerome County Sheriff's Department for two years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Anderson gave the Jerome County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jerome community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Anderson.

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

Agency

Location Jerome, ID
Platform Identity jcso.jerome.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 2001
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Corporal Phillip Charles Anderson 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Jerome County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Jerome County Sheriff's Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Felonious
ID — Statewide
44
of 71 officers
62% 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. Phillip Charles Anderson'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 Phillip Charles Anderson Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Charles Anderson is highlighted in Jan.

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.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

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