Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Thomas Baldwin succumbed to injuries sustained on July 27th, 1873, when he was assaulted by a subject he had arrested for stoning a house at the intersection of Front Street and Hillen Street.
He was walking to the prisoner to the Middle Police Station when he was attacked and severely injured. He was confined to his home for several months before returning to work. He was able to work for one month, but his condition again deteriorated, and he died on October 6th, 1873.
It is not known if the man who attacked him was ever tried.
Officer Baldwin had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
153 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Baldwin gave the Baltimore City Police Department 3 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Thomas Marshall Baldwin is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Marshall Baldwin's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Marshall Baldwin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Marshall Baldwin is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Marshall Baldwin was killed by person.
Incident Location
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