Roll of Honor
Rufus C. Campbell
Incident
Corrections Employee Rufus Campbell succumbed to injuries suffered two days earlier after being assaulted by two youths during an escape from the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles. Corrections Employee Campbell was clubbed with a chain and a 2-by-4-inch piece of lumber which had been smuggled into the youth's cottage that was undergoing renovations. The 15- and 16-year-old then locked him into a room of their living unit before they escaped. The youths were later apprehended in Elburn and returned to the center.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Campbell served with the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Campbell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Rufus C. Campbell 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Illinois Department of Corrections, 27 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rufus C. Campbell's cause is highlighted.
How Rufus C. Campbell Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Rufus C. Campbell is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Rufus C. Campbell was killed by blunt object; lumber.
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