Thomas S. Kelly
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Thomas S. Kelly

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Felonious
End of Watch June 4, 1923
Age 50
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Thomas Kelly was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a inmate who escaped from the Napa State Mental Hospital. The suspect was later arrested by other officers.

Officer Kelly had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 19 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Kelly gave the San Francisco Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kelly.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 4, 1923
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Thomas 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 1923, 199 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Thomas was 50. 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. Thomas had served 19 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

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

Across the years

Officer Thomas S. Kelly

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch June 4, 1923

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-E

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