Louis S. Duffy
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Police Officer

Louis S. Duffy

Cherry Hill Police Department — Cherry Hill, NJ
Accident
End of Watch March 19, 1947
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Duffy was killed in an automobile accident as he responded to a call from a local business. The owner of the business had become alarmed after noticing strange markings, which were later linked the local mafia, on his door.

Officer Duffy was transported to the hospital following the accident, but he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.

Officer Duffy was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Officer Duffy was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Cherry Hill, NJ
Platform Identity chpd.camden.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 19, 1947
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Louis S. Duffy 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%.

Cherry Hill Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% 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. Louis S. Duffy'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 Louis S. Duffy Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis S. Duffy is highlighted in Mar.

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