Richard B. Richardson
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Police Officer

Richard B. Richardson

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Felonious
End of Watch October 22, 1867
Age 35
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Richard Richardson was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on an elderly man. The property the man was on had been sold but the man refused to vacate the location and swore to kill anyone who attempted to move him. The suspect was arrested and died in jail while awaiting trial.

Survivors

Officer Richardson was survived by his wife and three children.

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159 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Richardson gave the Oakland Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 22, 1867
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Richard 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 1867, 24 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 159th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Richard 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. Richard had served 2.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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.

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His people

Oakland Police Department has 54 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Richard B. Richardson

Oakland Police Department · End of Watch October 22, 1867

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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