James J. Carmody
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Police Officer

James J. Carmody

Accident
End of Watch May 31, 1934
Age 50
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer James Carmody was struck and killed by a streetcar at Oakland Avenue and Kingshighway Boulevard after taking a young girl to the hospital. He accidentally stepped in front of the streetcar as it approached. Officer Carmody had been with his agency for 27 years.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Carmody gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Carmody.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1934
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

James is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1934, 91 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 50. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. James had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Where

Police Officer James J. Carmody

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch May 31, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-W

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