John P. M. Wolfe
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Sergeant

John P. M. Wolfe

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Accident
End of Watch December 1, 1931
Age 51
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Wolfe was killed as a result of an automobile accident.

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August 2, 2026

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Wolfe gave the Boston Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Wolfe.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 1, 1931
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant John P. M. Wolfe is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 33.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department
31
of 106 officers
29.2% Accident
MA — Statewide
158
of 469 officers
33.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John P. M. Wolfe's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How John P. M. Wolfe Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John P. M. Wolfe is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897