Police Officer

Scott H. Shelley

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch January 5, 1908
Age 48
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 2814
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Scott Shelley was killed when he suffered a fractured skull while trying to stop a runaway horse at 7th and Diamond Streets.

Officer Shelley, a nine-year veteran, was renowned for his reckless courage. The horse was pulling a carriage when he jumped in front of it and was trampled.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Shelley gave the Philadelphia Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Shelley.

— 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 January 5, 1908
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 48
Badge Number 2814
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Scott is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 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

Scott was 48. 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. Scott had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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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, Scott among them.

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Where

Police Officer Scott H. Shelley

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch January 5, 1908

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-E

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