Jay D. Munn
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Patrolman

Jay D. Munn

Rock Island Police Department — Rock Island, IL
Accident
End of Watch January 22, 1917
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Jay Munn was found unconscious from a skull fracture at the corner of 30th Street and 7th Avenue. It is unknown if the injury was the result of an assault or if Patrolman Munn fell on ice.

Patrolman Munn had served with the Rock Island Police Department for six years.

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BO-US-IL-5A5842C7
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Munn gave the Rock Island Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Island community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Munn.

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

Agency

Location Rock Island, IL
Platform Identity ripd.rockisland.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 1917
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Jay D. Munn 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Rock Island Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Rock Island Police Department
4
of 9 officers
44.4% Accident
IL — Statewide
354
of 1,318 officers
26.9% 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. Jay D. Munn'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 Jay D. Munn Compares

Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jay D. Munn is highlighted in Jan.

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