Paul P. Miller
Officer

Paul P. Miller

Indianapolis Police Dept. — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
End of Watch July 18, 1928
Age 36
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Paul Miller died a day after being shot by two men who were prowling on North Station Street.

Although wounded, Officer Miller was able to return fire, thought he had hit one of them, but the suspects escaped and were never apprehended. The case remains unsolved.

Officer Miller had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for seven years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Miller gave the Indianapolis Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Miller.

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

Agency

Location Indianapolis, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 1928
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Case never solved

Officer Paul P. Miller 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 Indianapolis Police Dept., 38 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.4% of this agency's fallen.

Indianapolis Police Dept.
38
of 59 officers
64.4% 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. Paul P. Miller'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 Paul P. Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Case never solved

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Paul P. Miller is highlighted in Jul.

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. Paul P. Miller was killed by gun; unknown type.

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