Cedric J. Peterson
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Police Officer

Cedric J. Peterson

Newark Police Division — Newark, NJ
Felonious
End of Watch May 22, 1922
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Cedric Peterson succumbed to injuries sustained six days earlier in a motorcycle crash at Market Street and Chambers Street. At 1:15 am, Officer Peterson was driving on routine patrol when he was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the car took him to City Hospital and then fled the scene without giving his name. Officer Peterson died six days later. The driver turned himself in and was charged with manslaughter. Officer Peterson had been with the Newark Police Department for 3.5 years and was assigned to the Traffic Division.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Newark, Essex County, NJ
Platform Identity npd.essex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 1922
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Cedric is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1922, 228 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Cedric was 31. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Cedric had served 3.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% 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

Newark Police Division has 58 officers remembered here, Cedric among them.

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Where

Police Officer Cedric J. Peterson

Newark Police Division · End of Watch May 22, 1922

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-W

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