Phillip Adrian Steinbrook
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Patrolman

Phillip Adrian Steinbrook

Chillicothe Police Department — Chillicothe, OH
Accident
End of Watch July 24, 1979
Age 29
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Phillip Steinbrook was accidentally shot and killed as he cleaned his service weapon. He had served with the Chillicothe Police Department for 6 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, father, three sisters, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-OH-8301931D
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Steinbrook gave the Chillicothe Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chillicothe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Steinbrook.

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

Agency

Location Chillicothe, OH
Platform Identity cpd.ross.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1979
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Phillip Adrian Steinbrook 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Chillicothe Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Chillicothe Police Department
1
of 5 officers
20% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% 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. Phillip Adrian Steinbrook'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 Phillip Adrian Steinbrook Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Adrian Steinbrook is highlighted in Jul.

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