Patrolman

John Bosworth

Accident
End of Watch August 11, 1937
Age 34
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Badge 198
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Bosworth succumbed to injuries sustained nine days earlier when he was struck by a trolley car at 163rd Street and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Patrolman Bosworth had been with the agency for 12 years and was assigned to the Westchester Precinct.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Bosworth gave the New York City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bosworth.

— 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 August 11, 1937
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 34
Badge Number 198
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1937, 95 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 10th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 34. 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. John had served 12 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

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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

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

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman John Bosworth

New York City Police Department · End of Watch August 11, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 18-E

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