Patrolman

Frederick H. Lincoln

Accident
End of Watch January 18, 1898
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Frederick Lincoln was killed on Madison Avenue when he hit a pedestrian with his bicycle and was thrown over the handlebars to the ground where he struck his head on the corner of the curb. Patrolman Lincoln was attempting to catch up to a streetcar that he had just taken an aided report from because he omitted the address of the motorman.

Patrolman Lincoln had served with the New York City Police Department for one year. His parents and brother survived him.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Lincoln gave the New York City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 18, 1898
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frederick 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 1898, 13 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 132nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frederick was 22. 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. Frederick had served 1 year; 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

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

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

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Frederick among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Frederick H. Lincoln

New York City Police Department · End of Watch January 18, 1898

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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