Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Arthur Barrows was electrocuted by a live wire which had been blown down during a storm. When he arrived on the scene there were children playing near the wire. Having been an electrician in the past he attempted to tie the wire around the pole it had fallen from. The wire slipped and struck him on the hand. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital. Officer Barrows had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Barrows gave the Indianapolis Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Barrows.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Arthur F. Barrows 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Indianapolis Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur F. Barrows's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur F. Barrows Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur F. Barrows is highlighted in Jun.
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