Incident
Patrolman Joseph Duffy suffered fatal injuries when he fell from the second floor while cleaning windows at Patrol House 3, at 316 George Street, on Christmas morning. He fractured his skull and several ribs. He was taken to the General Hospital by Patrol 3 at 10:20 a.m. He died on December 29, 1932, at 8:25 p.m. Patrolman Duffy had served with the Cincinnati Police Division for 25 years and is buried at Saint Mary Cemetery, St. Bernard, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 11 children.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Duffy gave the Cincinnati Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Duffy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Cincinnati Police Department has lost 106 officers; 32 of them lost to accidents.
Joseph is one of 319 officers lost to accidents in OH, 32.1% of the 993 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1932, 1 officer at Cincinnati Police Department was lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 27 years on record. The heaviest was 1888, with 2.
In 1932, 4 officers in OH were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1925, with 8.
In 1932, 110 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1932, 121 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Joseph was 49. Of the 31 lost to accidents at Cincinnati Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 50.5; the middle age was 38. Joseph had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Joseph was 49. Of the 310 lost to accidents in OH whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 37. Joseph had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Joseph was 49. 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. Joseph had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Joseph was 49. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Joseph had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 15.6% of these deaths at Cincinnati Police Department; July holds the most, 18.8%. Thursdays: 12.5%.
December holds 8.8% of these deaths in OH; July holds the most, 12.2%. Thursdays: 14.4%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 30.2% of all 106 deaths at Cincinnati Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 32.1% of all 993 deaths in OH, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.
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John Brasher May 6, 1849
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Peter Davison Jun 25, 1849
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Joseph Stoddard Sep 10, 1852
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Levi Parker May 4, 1856
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Daniel Hallam Jan 10, 1861
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Claborne Long Jan 10, 1861
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Patrick Nuttle Jun 11, 1861
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Uriah H. Sears
Apr 18, 1870
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Abraham Bird
Sep 2, 1874
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Anthony Kemper
Feb 23, 1876
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James Gallagher
Mar 26, 1876
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Martin Kunkel
Jan 24, 1878
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John Dwyer Jul 18, 1878
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Fred Karsch Nov 4, 1880
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Anthony Schaffer Apr 3, 1881
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Joseph Sturm
Mar 29, 1884
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Martin Gorman
Oct 18, 1884
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Henry Samuel Schierloh Oct 30, 1884
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Patrick Riley
Mar 8, 1887
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Frank Seip Dec 2, 1887
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William Sanders Mar 11, 1888
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August W. Hasenkamp Dec 17, 1888
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John Tegge Dec 6, 1889
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Henry Roese Jul 16, 1890
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Craig Scott
Jan 10, 1893
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Addison Coleman Hutchison Jul 20, 1893
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Richard Morris
Feb 28, 1895
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Henry Zimmerer
Aug 25, 1895
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Louis Edward Klusman
Dec 25, 1896
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Robert E. Moran
Jan 10, 1898
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Joseph Burman
Sep 29, 1899
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John Schroeder
Aug 17, 1901
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Luther Brooks
Nov 22, 1901
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Henry Deering
Mar 24, 1902
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Michael Mulvihill Sep 8, 1906
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William Satters
Apr 29, 1907
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Carl P. Hauck Jul 29, 1907
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Anton Bachmann
Oct 8, 1907
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Rose A. Regan
Feb 9, 1908
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Carl G. Peterson
May 23, 1908
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Charles W. Lind
Jul 5, 1908
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Samuel T. Corbin
Jan 22, 1911
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Edward F. Knaul
Dec 18, 1914
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James O'Neill
Apr 20, 1915
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Samuel J. Robins
Apr 25, 1916
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Henry Ruberg
Jul 28, 1916
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William C. Boers
Apr 16, 1917
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George LePoris
Nov 12, 1917
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Albert W. Wegener
Nov 12, 1917
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Henry Hanakas
Mar 3, 1918
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William Deiters
Aug 29, 1918
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John Henry Collins, Jr.
Oct 24, 1918
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Frederick Charles Riebs Dec 8, 1918
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Carl Adam Frank Dec 13, 1918
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Richard Charles Lloyd Ell
Dec 14, 1918
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Herman Henry Mittendorf, Jr. Mar 13, 1919
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Frank Hueftlein
Apr 15, 1922
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Lawrence Morris Klump
Aug 11, 1923
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William Bond
Apr 20, 1924
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Anthony Tekulve
Jul 9, 1924
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Clifford L. Cornish
Sep 14, 1925
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Allen J. Althoff
Oct 20, 1925
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Thomas E. Dameron
Dec 17, 1926
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Olin C. Wilson
May 16, 1927
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John A. Franken
Jul 7, 1927
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Sargent M. Willis
Apr 23, 1930
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William Orma Sorrell
Mar 24, 1931
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Joseph William Duffy, Sr.
Dec 29, 1932
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Jessie Roy Hicks
Feb 25, 1935
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John A. Cameron
Apr 26, 1935
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Howard E. Beitman
Oct 1, 1935
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Lawrence Robbins
Jun 25, 1936
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Harry L. Ward
Jan 21, 1937
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Charles Kneisel
Dec 17, 1937
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Julius Mayer, Jr.
Mar 16, 1940
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Robert Donald Leigh
Apr 27, 1940
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Carl F. Hille
Jul 15, 1942
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George B. Dooley
Aug 21, 1943
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Carl Edward Thorwarth Nov 24, 1943
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John W. Neal, Jr.
Jul 13, 1944
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Frederick D. Seebohm
Jan 23, 1947
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John W. Hughes
Jun 19, 1948
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Lewis William Hall
Nov 30, 1948
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Walter H. Williams
Oct 17, 1951
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Robert V. Bastin
Mar 7, 1953
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Walter Hart
Sep 19, 1955
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Roger Lynn Winkelman Feb 17, 1958
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Donald Martin
Mar 11, 1961
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Albert Weller
Aug 6, 1967
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Carl W. Setser
Aug 13, 1971
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Howard F. Smith
Sep 13, 1972
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David L. Cole
Jul 17, 1974
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Charles F. Handorf
Dec 8, 1974
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William J. Loftin
Aug 26, 1975
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Robert A. Lally
Dec 8, 1975
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Charles D. Burdsall
Jul 15, 1978
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Dennis E. Bennington
Mar 6, 1979
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Robert Thomas Seiffert
Mar 6, 1979
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Melvin L. Henze
May 5, 1979
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James Gary Weber
Sep 8, 1982
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Clifford William George
Apr 16, 1987
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Ronald D. Jeter
Dec 5, 1997
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Daniel J. Pope
Dec 5, 1997
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Kevin Curtis Crayon
Sep 1, 2000
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Sonny Lee Kim
Jun 19, 2015
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Olivia Zick
Feb 11, 2023
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