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Edward M. Butko, Jr.
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Deputy Sheriff

Edward M. Butko, Jr.

Allegheny County Sheriff's Office — Pittsburgh, PA
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End of Watch September 29, 1983
Age 32
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Deputy Sheriff Edward Butko was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with a public transit bus on the Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway.

Deputy Butko and his partner were transporting a prisoner to a court hearing when the accident occurred.

Deputy Butko was a U.S. Army Reserves veteran and served with the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office for eight years.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Butko gave the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Platform Identity acso.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 29, 1983
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Edward M. Butko, Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Edward M. Butko, Jr. 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%.

At Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
2
of 6 officers
33.3% 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. Edward M. Butko, Jr.'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 Edward M. Butko, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward M. Butko, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Edward M. Butko, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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