Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

Philadelphia Police Department

Captain John J. Noon

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1921

Cause: Heart attack

Watchman Philip Brady

Moyamensing Township Police Department, PA

EOW: Sunday, December 11, 1853

Cause: Assault

K9 Woodrow

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Friday, May 24, 2002

Cause: Heatstroke

K9 Ganges I

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, November 5, 1985

Cause: Fall

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 336

  • Accidental 4
  • Animal related 5
  • Assault 16
  • Automobile crash 21
  • COVID19 8
  • Drowned 3
  • Duty related illness 10
  • Electrocuted 1
  • Explosion 3
  • Exposure to toxins 1
  • Fall 12
  • Fire 6
  • Gunfire 132
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 8
  • Heart attack 37
  • Heatstroke 1
  • Motorcycle crash 14
  • Stabbed 5
  • Struck by streetcar 7
  • Struck by train 4
  • Struck by vehicle 17
  • Train accident 2
  • Training accident 1
  • Vehicle pursuit 3
  • Vehicular assault 15

By Month

  • January 28
  • February 28
  • March 32
  • April 25
  • May 20
  • June 33
  • July 23
  • August 25
  • September 28
  • October 31
  • November 27
  • December 36

By Gender

  • Male 329
  • Female 7

K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2

  • Fall 1
  • Heatstroke 1