Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman John Keen died of injuries suffered when the patrol wagon he was driving overturned after a collision with a car. Policeman Keen had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 13 years. He was survived by his seven children. His wife had died of pneumonia three weeks before Policeman Keen's accident.
Survivors
He was survived by his seven children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Keen gave the Philadelphia Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Keen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman John Charles Keen 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Charles Keen's cause is highlighted.
How John Charles Keen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Charles Keen is highlighted in Feb.
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