Harry J. Stauffer
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Policeman

Harry J. Stauffer

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch March 16, 1922
Age 60
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Harry Stauffer fell and struck his head when he was thrown from his horse at 64th and Theodore Streets. The horse had had been spooked by a passing car.

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31 years. You could have gone home.
Policeman Stauffer gave the Philadelphia Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Stauffer.

— 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 March 16, 1922
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Harry 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 1922, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry was 60. 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. Harry had served 31 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

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Policeman Harry J. Stauffer

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch March 16, 1922

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 50-E

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