Hans Hanson
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Police Officer

Hans Hanson

Saint Paul Police Department — Saint Paul, MN
Felonious
End of Watch August 3, 1888
Age 26
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Badge 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Hans Hanson was shot and killed when investigating a burglary on Virginia Avenue near Summit Avenue at 0115 hours. Other officers had responded to a report of a gunfire and located Officer Hanson's body in front of a home. The suspect remained at large until March of 1895 when it was discovered that he was an inmate at the state insane asylum in Kankakee, Illinois. Officer Hanson had been with the agency for 11 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and is buried in Oakland Cemetery.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Hanson served with the Saint Paul Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN
Platform Identity sainpd.ramsey.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 3, 1888
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 26
Badge Number 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Hans 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 1888, 60 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 126th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Hans was 26. 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. Hans had served 0.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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

Saint Paul Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Hans among them.

Police Officer Hans Hanson

Saint Paul Police Department · End of Watch August 3, 1888

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-W

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