Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Seth Noyes succumbed to injuries sustained three years earlier while making an arrest.
He suffered a broken spine during the arrest and was totally disabled. He remained at the Insane Hospital from the time of his injury until passing away on October 18th, 1870.
Patrolman Noyes had served with the Boston Police Department for 10 years and was assigned to Station Two.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
156 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Noyes gave the Boston Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Seth A. Noyes 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Boston Police Department, 45 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Seth A. Noyes's cause is highlighted.
How Seth A. Noyes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Seth A. Noyes is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Seth A. Noyes was killed by person.
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