Special Patrolman

Peter Erath

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Felonious
End of Watch May 26, 1934
Age 68
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Patrolman Erath succumbed to wounds sustained four days earlier when he was assaulted during a truck strike in the market district.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Patrolman Erath served with the Minneapolis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Patrolman Erath.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 1934
Age 68
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Peter is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1934, 178 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 16th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Peter was 68. 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
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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 person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Minneapolis Police Department has 50 officers remembered here, Peter among them.

Across the years

Special Patrolman Peter Erath

Minneapolis Police Department · End of Watch May 26, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-W

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