Norman W. Stinger
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Police Officer

Norman W. Stinger

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch January 25, 1949
Age 65
Tour of Duty 41 yrs
Badge 3764
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Norman Stinger succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a truck on Ridge Avenue near Broad Street while investigating a burglar alarm at a heating and roofing plant. The alarm turned out to have been caused by a short circuit. Officer Stinger was transported to Hahnemann Hospital, where he died 11 days later. Officer Stinger had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 41 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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41 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Stinger gave the Philadelphia Police Department 41 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stinger.

— 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 25, 1949
Tour of Duty 41 yrs
Age 65
Badge Number 3764
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Norman 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 1949, 45 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 103rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Norman was 65. 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. Norman had served 41 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

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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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, Norman among them.

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Where

Police Officer Norman W. Stinger

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch January 25, 1949

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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