Police Officer

Vincent J. Moore

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch August 11, 1916
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 5 mo
Badge 866
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Vincent Moore succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident while transporting an injured boy to a hospital. The accident occurred at the intersection of Girard Street and Broad Street.

Police Officer Vincent Moore had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for less than three and a half years,

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

— 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 August 11, 1916
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 5 mo
Age 31
Badge Number 866
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Vincent 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 1916, 48 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 99th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Vincent was 31. 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. Vincent had served 3.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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, Vincent among them.

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Where

Police Officer Vincent J. Moore

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch August 11, 1916

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-W

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