National Police week was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 to recognized police officers and honor law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Currently in the United States, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers that put their lives on the line each day for the safety and protection of others. With their dedicated service statistics show that violent and property crime rates in the United States are now at historic lows. This protection does come with a price as each year, there are approximately 60,000 assaults on law enforcement officers. During the past decade there has been an average of 150 officers killed each year in the line of duty. This special week includes Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15th. This past year 117 Peace Officers lost their lives in the line of duty in 2014.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund was created in 1984 it is dedicated to honoring and remembering the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States. This nonprofit organization in Washington, DC, built and continues to maintain the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
The Memorial honors federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the safety and protection of our nation and its people. There are 20,267 names carved on the Memorial's marble walls, dating back to 1791.
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The organization Concerns of Police Survivors encourages citizens to fly blue ribbons from their car antennas during National Police Week. This year from May 11 through May 17, seeing thousands of blue ribbons flying from cars would be a tremendous show of support for our fallen officers and those still working the streets.
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