Policeman

Alphonso Bonavitacola

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch July 28, 1934
Age 44
Badge 3310
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Alphonso Bonavitacola was struck and killed by a car at 22nd Street and Snyder Avenue as he stepped off a trolley while returning from an assignment.

He was assigned to the old 7th and Carpenter streets station.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Bonavitacola served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Bonavitacola.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1934
Age 44
Badge Number 3310
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Alphonso is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1934, 91 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Alphonso was 44. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

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; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Alphonso among them.

Across the years
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Where

Policeman Alphonso Bonavitacola

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch July 28, 1934

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-W

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