Richard Rehmann
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Police Officer

Richard Rehmann

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch July 28, 1966
Age 33
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 1111
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Richard Rehmann died from injuries sustained 18 days earlier when he fell from his police car and struck his head. Officer Rehmann had served with the agency for 6 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-PA-CAE8163B
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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 Rehmann gave the Philadelphia Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rehmann.

— 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 July 28, 1966
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 33
Badge Number 1111
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Richard Rehmann 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. Richard Rehmann'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 Richard Rehmann Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Rehmann is highlighted in Jul.

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