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Special Constable

James Leon Broome

Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 7 — Dallas, TX

Felonious

End of Watch December 15, 1929

Tour of Duty

The Vigil Panel 58 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Broome was beaten to death while guarding a pump house at Oak Cliff Cemetery. He had been appointed by the Constable to guard the facility at 1300 East 8th Street after it had been broken into seven times over the previous ten days. When the Constable returned at 4:25 a.m. to pick up Special Constable Broome he found that he had been assaulted and beaten to death with a car crank and wrench. Two suspects were apprehended for his murder and admitted to killing him when they were caught breaking into the pump house. One was sentenced to 99 years and the other was sentenced to life. One was pardoned in 1934 and the other in 1951.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Broome served with the Dallas County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Broome.

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

Agency

Department Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 7

Location Dallas, TX

Platform Identity dccop7co.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 15, 1929

Tour of Duty

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Offender Sentenced to life

Special Constable James Leon Broome is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 7

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Leon Broome'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 James Leon Broome Compares

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to life

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Leon Broome is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Leon Broome was killed by blunt object.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518