John Dwyer
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Patrolman

John Dwyer

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Accident
End of Watch July 18, 1878
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Dwyer was killed when he was accidentally thrown from a streetcar.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-OH-BC7087E9
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Dwyer served with the Cincinnati Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location Cincinnati, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 1878
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman John Dwyer 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 Cincinnati Police Department, 32 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this agency's fallen.

Cincinnati Police Department
32
of 106 officers
30.2% 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. John Dwyer'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 John Dwyer Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Dwyer 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