Police Officer

Edward V. Mooney

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch December 19, 1908
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 5 mo
Badge 1756
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Edward Mooney was killed when his police horse slipped on ice at 25th Street and Passyunk Avenue and he was struck by a trolley. He was carrying a puppy he had found freezing and intended to take home. The puppy was not hurt. Officer Mooney had served with the agency only five months.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Mooney 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 Mooney.

— 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 19, 1908
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 5 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 1756
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Edward is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1908, 36 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 111th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 28. 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. Edward had served 1.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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.

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His people

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

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Where

Police Officer Edward V. Mooney

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch December 19, 1908

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-W

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