Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Frederick Richards and three other officers were killed the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
The storm, a category 4 hurricane, claimed the lives of over 8,000 citizens and destroyed over 1,500 acres of the city.
Officer Richards was born in August 1856 in Germany. His mother and father were also born in Germany.
Officer Frederick Richards and three other officers were killed the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
Survivors
Officer Richards had served with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Richards gave the Galveston Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Galveston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Richards.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frederick L. Richards 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Galveston Police Department, 9 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick L. Richards's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick L. Richards Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick L. Richards is highlighted in Sep.
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