Richard Thomas Miller
Police Officer

Richard Thomas Miller

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch July 21, 1986
Age 55
Tour of Duty 32 yrs
Badge 1998
The Vigil Panel 131 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Richard Miller was killed when he was intentionally chased and run-down by a driver who was high on narcotics. He was on traffic duty on 33rd Street in front of Memorial Stadium before the start of a Baltimore Orioles baseball game. Officer Miller was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries six weeks later. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Officer Miller had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 32 years.

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32 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Miller gave the Baltimore City Police Department 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Miller.

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

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Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 1986
Tour of Duty 32 yrs
Age 55
Badge Number 1998
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Richard 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 1986, 98 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 54th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Richard was 55. 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. Richard had served 32 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

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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 automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Richard Thomas Miller

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch July 21, 1986

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E

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