John J. Dailey
Police Officer

John J. Dailey

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch October 17, 1895
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer John Dailey was shot and wounded while attempting to arrest three men. They beat him severely and then shot him in the head with his own gun as he lay on the ground. He contracted blood poisoning from the wound and died two months later, on October 17, 1895. All three suspects were arrested and convicted of second degree murder. Two were sentenced to 15 years and the other to 12. All three served their entire sentences and were released. Officer Dailey had been with the agency for 7 years.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Dailey gave the Baltimore City Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1895
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1895, 74 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John had served 7 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

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

By month
By day of the week
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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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years

Police Officer John J. Dailey

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch October 17, 1895

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E

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