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Assistant Chief of Police

Ralph Jacob Fox

Catawissa Borough Police Department — Catawissa, PA

Accident

End of Watch March 26, 1962

Age 64

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Assistant Chief of Police Ralph Fox was struck and killed by a vehicle on Mill Street at approximately 7:30 pm.

He and the police chief were investigating the theft of tires in the area and had parked on Mill Street to speak to a magistrate at his home. Assistant Chief Fox stepped from the vehicle and began to cross the road when he was struck by an oncoming car.

He was transported to Bloomsburg Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries shortly before midnight.

Assistant Chief Fox was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Assistant Chief Fox was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Fox served with the Catawissa Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Catawissa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Fox.

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

Agency

Department Catawissa Borough Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Catawissa, PA

Platform Identity cbpd.columbia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1962

Age 64

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Assistant Chief of Police Ralph Jacob Fox is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 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%.

Catawissa Borough Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,095

of 32,587 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Jacob Fox's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,559 (53.9%)

Accident

10,095 (31%)

Illness

3,037 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How Ralph Jacob Fox Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Jacob Fox is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

708

May

848

Jun

797

Jul

899

Aug

938

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897