Frank L. Latham
Police Officer

Frank L. Latham

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch March 2, 1924
Age 35
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Frank Latham was shot and killed while responding to a domestic assault call. The suspect was later arrested and sentenced to life in prison. In 1932 his sentence was commuted to 11 years. He was denied parole in 1937 and was still in prison in 1944. Officer Latham had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 1-1/2 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Latham gave the Baltimore City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Latham.

— 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 March 2, 1924
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frank 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 1924, 225 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Frank was 35. 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. Frank had served 1.5 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

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years

Police Officer Frank L. Latham

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch March 2, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 6-E

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