Keith R. Levine
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Sergeant

Keith R. Levine

Felonious
End of Watch December 28, 1991
Age 27
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Badge 1658
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Keith Levine was shot and killed as he tried to stop a robbery at an ATM. Sergeant Levine was off-duty and with two others in a car when he saw a man being held up by another man and a woman at the Manufacturers Hanover Trust automatic teller machine alcove. Sergeant Levine got out of the car and chased the male suspect, who then shot and killed him. The suspect had been out of prison for only a few days after serving 11 years for two manslaughter convictions. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life. He was denied parole in 2008 and again in 2010. Sergeant Levine had served with the New York City Police Department for eight years and was assigned to the 20th Precinct.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents, brother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Levine gave the New York City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Levine.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 28, 1991
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 1658
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Keith 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 1991, 85 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 76th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Keith was 27. 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. Keith had served 8 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

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Keith among them.

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Where

Sergeant Keith R. Levine

New York City Police Department · End of Watch December 28, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 61-W

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