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Arthur L. Davenport
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Policeman

Arthur L. Davenport

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch May 16, 1926
Age 33
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 239

Incident

Policeman Arthur Davenport was killed when his patrol car was intentionally struck by a vehicle he and his partner were pursuing. They officers had been flagged down by citizens and informed of a vehicle being driven in a reckless manner and that the driver was believed to be drunk. They located the vehicle nearby and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle fled. As the pursuit approached the intersection of Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard the fleeing vehicle suddenly started turning in a circular manner and struck the rear of the police car, causing it to overturn. Policeman Davenport was thrown from the vehicle and killed instantly. The vehicle they were chasing fled the scene onto Vine Street. The driver turned himself in several days later and was charged with murder. Policeman Davenport had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for three years and was assigned to the Lincoln Heights Station.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and five siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Davenport gave the Los Angeles Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Davenport.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 16, 1926
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Arthur 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 1926, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Arthur was 33. 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. Arthur had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.

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His people

Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

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Where

Policeman Arthur L. Davenport

Los Angeles Police Department · End of Watch May 16, 1926

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W

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