Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Murphy succumbed to a head injury sustained the previous day when he fell while on patrol and struck his head.
He was initially sent home from the hospital after being diagnosed with a superficial wound but was rushed back to the hospital the next day, where he died. It was determined that Patrolman Murphy suffered a fractured skull as a result of the fall.
Patrolman Murphy had served with the Jersey City Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Murphy gave the Jersey City Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Murphy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Patrick Murphy 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Jersey City Police Department, 21 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Patrick Murphy's cause is highlighted.
How John Patrick Murphy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Patrick Murphy is highlighted in Nov.
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