Patrolman

Martin Roth

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Felonious
End of Watch October 29, 1877
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Martin Roth succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was assaulted by a subject he was attempting to arrest for being drunk in public near the foot of Clay Street, near the Ohio River.

During the arrest the subject struck Patrolman Roth in the head with a rock, causing severe lacerations. Patrolman Roth developed tetanus as a result of the wounds and died on October 29th, 1877.

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149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Roth served with the Louisville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1877
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Blunt object; Rock

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Martin 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 1877, 35 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 149th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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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 blunt object; rock, in 0% of these deaths.

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His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, Martin among them.

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Where

Patrolman Martin Roth

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch October 29, 1877

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-E

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