Frank Clayton Hutton
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Police Officer

Frank Clayton Hutton

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch January 9, 1916
Age 38
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Frank Hutton was killed when his police motorcycle collided with an automobile.

The collision caused him to be thrown from the motorcycle and he suffered a skull fracture.

Officer Hutton had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-PA-457062E0
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hutton gave the Philadelphia Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hutton.

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

Agency

Location Philadelphia, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1916
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Frank Clayton Hutton 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

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.

Philadelphia Police Department
110
of 378 officers
29.1% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% 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. Frank Clayton Hutton'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 Frank Clayton Hutton Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Clayton Hutton is highlighted in Jan.

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