Albert J. Stokes

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Accident

End of Watch February 3, 1932

Age 57

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Policeman Albert Stokes died after falling at the police station and fracturing his skull. He had served with the agency for 19 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Stokes gave the Philadelphia Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Stokes.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 3, 1932

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman Albert J. Stokes 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