Patrick J. Conniff
Police Officer

Patrick J. Conniff

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD
Accident
End of Watch May 18, 1925
Age 44
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Patrick Conniff succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when he was struck by a streetcar at the intersection of Fleet Street and Patterson Park Avenue.

He was walking his beat when the accident occurred.

Officer Conniff had served with the Baltimore Police Department for 12 years and had previously served as a railroad policeman.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Conniff gave the Baltimore City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Conniff.

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

Agency

Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 1925
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by streetcar

Police Officer Patrick J. Conniff 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.
52
of 151 officers
34.4% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick J. Conniff's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Patrick J. Conniff Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick J. Conniff is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location