Patrick J. Costello
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Sergeant

Patrick J. Costello

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Accident
End of Watch April 3, 1931
Age 43
Badge 4433
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Patrick Costello died as a result of a skull fracture he sustained earlier in the day after completing a traffic assignment. Sergeant Costello had just left the intersection of Van Buren Street and LaSalle Street and attempted to jump on a streetcar. He lost his grip and fell to the pavement, suffering a skull fracture. He was transported to Alexian Brothers Hospital where he died from his injury.

Survivors

Sergeant Costello was survived by his wife, parents, brothers, and sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Costello served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Costello.

— 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 April 3, 1931
Age 43
Badge Number 4433
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Patrick is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1931, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Patrick was 43. 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.

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

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

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

Every cause
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Patrick J. Costello

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch April 3, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-E

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