Detective

Frank W. Mobley

Savannah Police Department — Savannah, GA
Felonious
End of Watch July 20, 1968
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Detective Frank Mobley was shot and killed with his own service weapon after arresting an auto theft suspect. The suspect, 26, was shot and critically wounded by another officer. He was sentenced to death in December 1968, and in 1972, the Georgia Supreme Court commuted his death sentence to life. Detective Mobley had served with the Savannah Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Mobley gave the Savannah Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mobley.

— 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 July 20, 1968
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frank is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1968, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd 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 29. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Frank 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

July holds 9.3% 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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Detective Frank W. Mobley

Savannah Police Department · End of Watch July 20, 1968

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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