Frank L. Latham

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch March 2, 1924

Age 35

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer Frank Latham was shot and killed while responding to a domestic assault call. The suspect was later arrested and sentenced to life in prison. In 1932 his sentence was commuted to 11 years. He was denied parole in 1937 and was still in prison in 1944. Officer Latham had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 1-1/2 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Latham gave the Baltimore City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Latham.

— 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 March 2, 1924

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to life in prison

Police Officer Frank L. Latham 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