Paul David Murphy

Plymouth Police Department — Plymouth, MA

Accident

End of Watch January 28, 1965

Age 36

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Patrolman Paul Murphy was found unconscious at the base of a flight of ice-covered steps. He died a short time later at a Boston hospital.

Survivors

Patrolman Murphy was survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Murphy gave the Plymouth Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Plymouth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Murphy.

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

Agency

Department Plymouth Police Department

Location Plymouth, MA

Platform Identity ppd.plymouth.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1965

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Paul David Murphy 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Plymouth Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Plymouth Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident