Edward M. Smith
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Patrolman

Edward M. Smith

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Felonious
End of Watch August 5, 1907
Age 32
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Badge 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Edward Smith was shot and killed as he approached his residence in the 600 block of Warren Avenue. Police believed he was shot as an act of revenge because of his work for the Chicago Police Department.

Patrolman Smith served with the 17th precinct and is buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago, Illinois.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Smith gave the Chicago Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Smith.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1907
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 32
Badge Number 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Edward is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1907, 108 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 46th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 32. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Edward had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Edward M. Smith

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch August 5, 1907

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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