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Patrol Officer

Philip Genna

Harper Woods Police Department — Harper Woods, MI

Accident

End of Watch November 19, 1956

Age 43

Badge 111

The Vigil Panel 92 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Patrol Officer Philip Genna was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. He lost control of the motorcycle in the parking lot of Eastland Shopping Center and crashed. He was taken to a local hospital where he died a short time later. Officer Genna was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit.

Survivors

Officer Genna was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Genna served with the Harper Woods Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Harper Woods community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Genna.

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

Agency

Department Harper Woods Police Department

Location Harper Woods, MI

Platform Identity hwpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 1956

Age 43

Badge Number 111

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Officer Philip Genna 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Harper Woods Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Harper Woods Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% 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. Philip Genna'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 Philip Genna Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Genna is highlighted in Nov.

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

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