Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant Joseph Urban was accidentially shot by another officer while investigating a burglary. While investigating burglaries in the community, Sgt. Joseph Urban entered a closed store in the neighborhood. At this time, a nearby patrolman walking his beat observed Sergeant Urban inside the store and mistook him for a burglar. In the confusion the patrolman fired a shot, striking Sergeant Urban. Sergeant Urban was taken to a hospital, where he died five days later.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Urban served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Urban.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Joseph H. Urban 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 Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph H. Urban's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph H. Urban Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph H. Urban is highlighted in Dec.
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