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James David Wright
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Officer

James David Wright

Portland Police Bureau — Portland, OR
Illness
United States flag Oregon flag
End of Watch January 21, 1923
Age 36
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
The Vigil Panel 44 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Officer James Wright died after contracting pneumonia while guarding the body of another man who had died at a Washington Street lodging house.

He was forced to wait in the cold for an extended period of time as he waited for the coroner to arrive. He died three days later.

Officer Wright had served with the Portland Police Bureau for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 4-year-old son.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wright gave the Portland Police Bureau 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Portland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wright.

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

Agency

Department Portland Police Bureau
Location Portland, OR
Platform Identity ppb.multnomah.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 21, 1923
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

Officer James David Wright 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 OR, 5 of 197 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 6.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Portland Police Bureau, 2 of 31 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.5% of this agency's fallen.

Portland Police Bureau
2
of 31 officers
6.5% Illness
OR — Statewide
5
of 197 officers
2.5% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James David Wright'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 James David Wright Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James David Wright is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location