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Constable

Stewart G. Coats

Forrest County Constable's Office — Hattiesburg, MS

Felonious

End of Watch March 23, 1933

Age 58

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Constable Stewart Coats was shot and killed while on patrol. The suspects were never identified or captured.

Survivors

Constable Coats was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Coats served with the Forrest County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hattiesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Coats.

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

Agency

Department Forrest County Constable's Office

Location Hattiesburg, MS

Platform Identity fcco.forrest.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 23, 1933

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Never solved

Constable Stewart G. Coats 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Forrest County Constable's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Forrest County Constable's Office

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stewart G. Coats'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 Stewart G. Coats Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Never solved

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stewart G. Coats is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stewart G. Coats was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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