Patrolman

Habersham H. Harvey

Savannah Police Department — Savannah, GA
Felonious
End of Watch October 20, 1881
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Habersham Harvey succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one month earlier while he attempted to suppress a labor riot in Savannah. The subject shot him was never identified.

Survivors

Patrolman Harvey was survived by his wife and three children.

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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Harvey served with the Savannah Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Platform Identity spd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 20, 1881
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Habersham is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1881, 55 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 134th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Habersham was 30. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Savannah Police Department has 31 officers remembered here, Habersham among them.

Patrolman Habersham H. Harvey

Savannah Police Department · End of Watch October 20, 1881

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E

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