Patrolman

Daniel Crowley

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Felonious
End of Watch August 4, 1881
Age 34
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 11 mo
Badge 296
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Daniel Crowley succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained 10 days earlier when he encountered an intoxicated pedestrian at Quincy and DesPlaines Streets. The man pointed a revolver at the officer’s chest. When Officer Crowley heard the click of the hammer, he deflected the gun the instant it was fired. The bullet entered the officer’s leg. Although the bullet was removed, infection spread and the officer died 9 days later. Officer Crowley's killer was arrested and sentenced to five years in Stateville Penitentiary in Joliet. Officer Crowley had served with the Chicago Police Department for just less than four years.

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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Crowley gave the Chicago Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 4, 1881
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 11 mo
Age 34
Badge Number 296
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Daniel 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 1881, 55 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 134th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Daniel was 34. 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. Daniel had served 3.9 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%. Thursdays: 14%.

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, Daniel among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Daniel Crowley

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch August 4, 1881

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E

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