The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will host the inaugural Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Summit in response to the increase in officer injuries and fatalities on roadways.

With National Police Week quickly approaching, friendly and energetic volunteers at the National Law Enforcement Museum are still needed. Receive a free admission ticket as a thank you!

The National Law Enforcement Museum (NLEM) announced the opening of its first online exhibit of 2022 on documenting law enforcement aviation history.

The National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C., is offering free admission to all active and retired law enforcement officers and guests for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

The exhibit recognizes the 72 officers killed on September 11, as well as 236 officers who died of illnesses contracted while working in the hazardous conditions at the World Trade Center.

The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in 2020 increased 96% over the previous year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit group that has long tracked officer fatalities.

The Destination Zero program is designed to make it safer for those who serve. Destination Zero is a program of the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The program serves as a repository of information designed to assist law enforcement agencies with initiatives to keep officers safe, mentally and physically healthy, and emotionally resilient.

Officer Veronica Campbell selflessly gives her vehicle to a mother of five children.

The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum’s Destination Zero Officer Safety and Wellness Conference will take place on Tuesday, November 10, beginning at 11 am Eastern time. This free, virtual conference is open to all branches of law enforcement.

Like scores of organizations across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to change the way it engages with visitors. Despite the current global health pandemic, the organization remains committed to its mission of honoring the fallen, making it safer for those who serve and educating the public about the history of American law enforcement.

Many people know about the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum’s mission to remember the fallen. The nation’s only living monument to the brave men and women who died in the line of duty, the National Law Enforcement Memorial currently has the names of 22,217 fallen officers engraved on its walls. Sadly, more names are added each year as officers continue to die while trying to keep their communities safe.

The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum is deeply concerned about current events around the country. We are an organization that cares deeply about diversity, fairness, respect, honor, and justice. Our actions, both individually and collectively, can make a difference in our communities around the nation, and the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum is committed even more to being one of those difference makers.

The microscopic virus that spurred a global pandemic has impacted every public event, regardless of how longstanding the tradition – including the 32nd Annual Candlelight Vigil, the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum’s flagship ceremony that honors the year’s fallen law enforcement officers.

The Centers for Disease Control has issued specific guidelines for law enforcement to help officers stay safe during the current COVID-19 public health crisis. Sadly, no segment of our population will escape this persistent virus, including our law enforcement community. Officers are already used to facing the unknown, but this invisible enemy poses an immediate threat, not only to an officer, but to the officer’s family and coworkers.

Each May, the nation’s only living monument welcomes as many as 30,000 visitors to the heart of downtown Washington, DC to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The names of the brave men and women who died in the line of duty are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Currently there are 21,910 names engraved on the wall, each representing a legacy of service and sacrifice.

The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum is pleased to announce the 2019 Officers of the Month. These officers were nominated by their communities and law enforcement departments for actions that went above and beyond the scope of their regular law enforcement duties. They include acts of heroism and bravery, human kindness and self-sacrifice.

Addressing criminal conduct, challenging obstacles to lasting reform, and healing the resulting harm to individuals and communities are concerns in every society.

Hundreds of runners lined up on F Street NW in Washington, DC, on October 12 as part of the annual Run for the Badge 5K to benefit the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum. 

Los Angeles (CA) Police Detective Tom Lange wasn’t surprised by the verdict exonerating O.J. Simpson for the murders of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown-Simpson on October 3, 1995.

In the months following the assassination, there was a desperate need to understand what had happened, why it happened, and if it could have been prevented.