National Police Week

May 13 - May 19, 2018

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who have lost their lives or have become disabled in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. Each year our nation loses between 140-160 law enforcement officers in the line of duty.

National Police Week draws in between 25,000 to 40,00 attendees who come from departments throughout the United States, as well as from agencies throughout the world. It is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America's law enforcement community. The principal organizers of National Police Week include:

• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), which sponsors the annual Candlelight Vigil
• Fraternal Order of Police/Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary (FOP/FOPA), which organizes the Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Capital
• Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), which holds the National Police Survivors’ Conference