John Francis Duffy
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Police Officer

John Francis Duffy

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch December 10, 1983
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Badge 2099
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer John Duffy was killed when his patrol van was struck by a patrol car near the intersection of 26th Street and Cambria Street as the vehicles responded to an officer needs assistance call. An off-duty officer was trying to arrest a shoplifting suspect at a business near the intersection of 32nd Street and Allegheny Avenue. Officer Duffy served with the Philadelphia Police Department for less than two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, brother, and four sisters.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Duffy gave the Philadelphia Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Duffy.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 10, 1983
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Age 22
Badge Number 2099
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1983, 74 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 36th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 22. 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. John had served 1.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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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

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Police Officer John Francis Duffy

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch December 10, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-W

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