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George Thomas Hanlon
Captain

George Thomas Hanlon

Hammond Police Dept. — Hammond, IN
Felonious
United States flag Indiana flag
End of Watch May 16, 1937
Age 65
Tour of Duty 36 yrs 4 mo
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Captain George Hanlon was directing traffic around an automobile accident when he was struck by a drunken driver and thrown 111 feet. He suffered fatal injuries as a result of the incident.

Captain Hanlon had served with the Hammond Police Department for over 36 years.

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36 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Hanlon gave the Hammond Police Department 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Hammond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Hanlon.

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

Agency

Department Hammond Police Dept.
Location Hammond, IN
Platform Identity hammpd.lake.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 16, 1937
Tour of Duty 36 yrs 4 mo
Age 65
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved
Offender Not available

Captain George Thomas Hanlon 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Hammond Police Dept., 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Hammond Police Dept.
6
of 8 officers
75% Felonious
IN — Statewide
311
of 503 officers
61.8% 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. George Thomas Hanlon'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 George Thomas Hanlon Compares

Age at End of Watch
65
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
36.3
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Thomas Hanlon is highlighted in May.

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. George Thomas Hanlon was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

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