Anthony Cannata
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Patrolman

Anthony Cannata

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Accident
End of Watch June 15, 1953
Age 36
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 11 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Anthony Cannata was killed and his partner seriously injured when their squad car struck a light pole at N. Milwaukee Avenue, near W. Walton Street, while they were pursuing a vehicle.

He and his partner attempted to question two men they saw at Chicago Avenue and Noble Street, in a parked car without license plates similar to the one used by the men who kidnapped a state representative four days earlier. The men sped away and the officers gave chase. They were gaining on the vehicle when an approaching car swerved into their path and forced the squad car against the light pole. The driver did not stop.

Patrolman Cannata joined the Chicago Police Department in October 1947. His wife, two sons, two daughters, and mother survive him.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Cannata gave the Chicago Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cannata.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 15, 1953
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 11 mo
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Anthony 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 1953, 54 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Anthony was 36. 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. Anthony had served 1.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Anthony among them.

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Where

Patrolman Anthony Cannata

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch June 15, 1953

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W

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