Joseph F. Carroll
Sergeant

Joseph F. Carroll

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch November 19, 1928
Age 47
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Badge 517
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Joseph Carroll was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted for wounding a New York City police officer outside the police headquarters. Two other Baltimore officers and the suspect were also wounded during the arrest attempt. The suspect died of his wounds two days later. Sergeant Carroll had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Carroll gave the Baltimore City Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Carroll.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 1928
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 47
Badge Number 517
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1928, 201 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 13th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joseph was 47. 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. Joseph had served 20 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

November holds 8.1% 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

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Joseph F. Carroll

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch November 19, 1928

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-E

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