Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Angel Santiago died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Santiago had served with the New York City Police Department for 11 years and was assigned to the New York City Housing Authority Police Service Area 7 in the Bronx.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Angel M. Santiago died on March 28, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 42.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 18 at New York City Police Department.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Santiago gave the New York City Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Santiago.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Angel M. Santiago is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New York City Police Department, 521 of 1237 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Angel M. Santiago's cause is highlighted.
How Angel M. Santiago Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Angel M. Santiago is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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