Joseph Clark

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch May 22, 1871

Age 50

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Police Officer Joseph Clark was shot and killed as he attempted to quell a disturbance in a house at the intersection of Holliday Street and Centre Street.

Several men were charged with his murder. At least one of the subjects was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Officer Clark had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for five years. He is buried in New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore.

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155 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Clark gave the Baltimore City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 1871

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Charged with murder

Police Officer Joseph Clark 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious