Boston Police Department
Police Officer Jose V. Fontanez
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Sergeant Dennis Oliver Simmonds
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 10, 2014
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1994
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, September 26, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, February 19, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Jeremiah J. Hurley, Jr.
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 28, 1991
Cause: Bomb
Detective Sherman C. Griffiths
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, February 18, 1988
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1988
Cause: Struck by train
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 26, 1987
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1983
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer William R. Beckman
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, November 6, 1975
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 7, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Detective John David Schroeder
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, December 18, 1972
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, March 17, 1969
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, March 6, 1964
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, November 6, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, May 12, 1961
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 1950
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 1946
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, April 10, 1946
Cause: Fire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Felix Francis "Frank" Sharkey
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1942
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 1940
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, September 23, 1938
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1937
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Laurence V. Sheridan
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, July 28, 1937
Cause: Assault
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 1936
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 1935
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, May 12, 1935
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1934
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 7, 1934
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, June 4, 1934
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 1934
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Frederick W. Bartlett
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, December 10, 1930
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1929
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant John Franklin Montague
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, May 24, 1929
Cause: Duty related illness
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Harris Bruce McInnes
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 1926
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1925
Cause: Structure collapse
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, September 22, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, May 5, 1923
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 1922
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1922
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 14, 1921
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, January 22, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, June 16, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles E. Deininger
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1919
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Timothy William Hurley
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Lieutenant William James Irwin
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, December 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Frederick Joseph Gibney
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Bernard Joseph Fallon
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, October 8, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman John Joseph Delaney, Jr.
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 4, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Lawrence Joseph Nagle
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 3, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Joseph Francis Eberlein
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, September 25, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Maurice Aloyisus Ritchie
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, September 25, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, September 22, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Leo Clarence Pollard
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, September 19, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman David Vincent Birmingham
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, September 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 1916
Cause: Struck by streetcar
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1916
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, October 29, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 1912
Cause: Duty related illness
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1911
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, November 10, 1910
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Alfred Mitchell Sturdivant
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 1904
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, February 19, 1899
Cause: Duty related illness
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, January 13, 1898
Cause: Duty related illness
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 1893
Cause: Assault
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, July 6, 1886
Cause: Animal related
Patrolman Ezekiel Wentworth Hodsdon
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 1857
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 108
- Animal related 1
- Assault 8
- Automobile crash 8
- Bomb 1
- COVID19 1
- Duty related illness 5
- Exposure to toxins 1
- Fall 3
- Fire 1
- Gunfire 37
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 8
- Influenza Pandemic 16
- Motorcycle crash 3
- Struck by streetcar 1
- Struck by train 1
- Struck by vehicle 6
- Structure collapse 1
- Vehicle pursuit 3
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- January 8
- February 11
- March 5
- April 9
- May 8
- June 5
- July 5
- August 7
- September 15
- October 19
- November 9
- December 7
By Gender
- Male 108
- Female 0
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Duty related illness 1
Predecessor Agencies