Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Fredericksdorf succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he slipped and struck his head on the pavement while returning to his patrol car. He had been dispatched to disperse a group of people who were causing a disturbance and throwing rocks at restaurant patrons. He was returning to his patrol car after clearing the call when he fell. Officer Fredericksdorf served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 17 months.
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You barely got started.
Police Officer Fredericksdorf gave the Philadelphia Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fredericksdorf.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Raymond F. Fredericksdorf is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond F. Fredericksdorf's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond F. Fredericksdorf Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond F. Fredericksdorf is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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