John Francis Maloney
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Police Officer

John Francis Maloney

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch October 18, 1947
Age 56
Tour of Duty 26 yrs 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer John Maloney was struck and killed by a vehicle at the intersection of Cottman Avenue and Oxford Avenue.

He was crossing the street to inspect locks on businesses along his beat. Because of poor visibility due to fog, the driver of the automobile did not see Officer Maloney crossing the street and struck him.

Officer Maloney served for 20 years as a law enforcement officer and was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Officer Maloney served for 20 years as a law enforcement officer and was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Maloney gave the Philadelphia Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Maloney.

— 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 October 18, 1947
Tour of Duty 26 yrs 8 mo
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer John Francis Maloney 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. John Francis Maloney'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 John Francis Maloney Compares

Age at End of Watch
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
26.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Francis Maloney is highlighted in Oct.

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

Incident Location