Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Frederick Lincoln was killed on Madison Avenue when he hit a pedestrian with his bicycle and was thrown over the handlebars to the ground where he struck his head on the corner of the curb. Patrolman Lincoln was attempting to catch up to a streetcar that he had just taken an aided report from because he omitted the address of the motorman.
Patrolman Lincoln had served with the New York City Police Department for one year. His parents and brother survived him.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Lincoln gave the New York City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Frederick H. Lincoln 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 New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick H. Lincoln's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick H. Lincoln Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick H. Lincoln is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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