Memorial Day 2018

On Memorial Day, ODMP wants to recognize those men and women who died in the line of duty serving their country as military law enforcement personnel in the United States Armed Forces.


Please take a moment this Memorial Day to remember their sacrifice and service.

 

U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations







United States Air Force Security Forces








United States Army Criminal Investigation Division








United States Army Military Police Corps

United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement








United States Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division






United States Marine Corps Military Police

United States Military Academy at West Point Provost Marshal's Office








United States Navy Criminal Investigative Service

United States Navy Security Forces

2017 Line of Duty Death Infograph

In 2017, a total of 135 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the United States.  We've created a visual representation of the details of those LODDs in order to promote a better understanding of the how, where, and why of line of duty deaths.

Some takeaways:

• 135 officers died across the country: 126 of those officers were male, 9 female
• 55% of LODDs were felonious
• Seven incidents nationwide resulted in multiple line of duty deaths
• The leading cause of line of duty deaths is auto-related incidents

Please feel free to share this infograph in order to increase awareness of line of duty deaths in the United States.

A downloadable .PDF of this infograph will be available soon - watch the ODMP site.

National Police Week 2018

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which that day falls as National Police Week.  Since 1982, a memorial service has been held in Washington D.C. during Police Week to honor fallen law enforcement officers.  When it began, it was a small gathering of about 120 people, but in the decades since has grown exponentially; now between 20-40,000 law enforcement officers and supporters gather in the nation's capital for this event each year.

For the last 12 years, the Officer Down Memorial Page has hosted the National Police Week 5K on the first Saturday of Police Week.  This year's event, which includes over 2700 runners and walkers in D.C. and virtual runners around the world, will take place on May 12th.

Other important Police Week events include the Memorial Service hosted by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Candlelight Vigil hosted by NLEOMF, the Road to Hope bike ride hosted by Law Enforcement United, and the National Survivors Conference and associated seminars and events hosted by Concerns of Police Survivors throughout the week.

More Police Week events can be found here.

Our primary mission at ODMP is to honor the lives of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty, and Police Week is an annual event that reminds us why this mission is so vital.  It is a privilege to work each day to honor the memories of the fallen. 

We hope you'll take a moment during Police Week, wherever you are, to remember those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice.