Arthur F. Barrows
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Officer

Arthur F. Barrows

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Accident
End of Watch June 4, 1911
Age 31
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Arthur Barrows was electrocuted by a live wire which had been blown down during a storm. When he arrived on the scene there were children playing near the wire. Having been an electrician in the past he attempted to tie the wire around the pole it had fallen from. The wire slipped and struck him on the hand. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital. Officer Barrows had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for four years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Barrows gave the Indianapolis Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Barrows.

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

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Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 4, 1911
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Arthur 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 1911, 29 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 115th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Arthur was 31. 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. Arthur had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

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

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His people

Indianapolis Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

Across the years

Officer Arthur F. Barrows

Indianapolis Police Department · End of Watch June 4, 1911

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-E

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