Peter Andrew Rodgers
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Police Officer

Peter Andrew Rodgers

Dobbs Ferry Police Department — Dobbs Ferry, NY
Accident
End of Watch May 13, 1924
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Peter Rodgers succumbed to injuries sustained 16 days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while on foot patrol. The driver of the vehicle transported him to the hospital, where he remained until passing away.

Officer Rodgers had served with the agency for 20 years.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Rodgers gave the Dobbs Ferry Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Dobbs Ferry community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rodgers.

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

Agency

Location Dobbs Ferry, NY
Platform Identity dfpd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 13, 1924
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Peter Andrew Rodgers 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Dobbs Ferry Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Dobbs Ferry Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. Peter Andrew Rodgers'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 Peter Andrew Rodgers Compares

Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter Andrew Rodgers 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

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