The Destination Zero National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards highlight best-practice, agency-level achievements in the areas of officer safety and wellness.
Patrol Officer Austin Martin of the Marietta (GA) Police Department was selected for the empathy, kindness, and quick thinking he displayed as he interacted with and ultimately saved a woman who was attempting to jump off a bridge.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will host a commemorative event that begins the sacred process of engraving the names of fallen law enforcement heroes upon the walls of the National Law Enforcement Memorial.
Frank Ray was a Las Cruces police officer for 10 years before turning to country music full time. Now, he's using his platform to address mental health in the law enforcement community.
Firearms fatalities were the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2023, according to the report released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund releases 2023 mid-year fatalities report depicting that overall line-of-duty deaths are dramatically down in all the major categories tracked by the organization.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund releases 2022 year-end fatalities report depicting that while overall line-of-duty deaths are dramatically down, firearms deaths mirror 2021.
The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in the first half of 2022 decreased 31% over the same time period in the previous year.
After a nearly two-year break from in-person events survivors once again had the chance to honor their loved ones at the National Fallen Officers Memorial.
Agencies who have nominated their program and are submitting materials for consideration of the 2023 National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards, must have their completed submission packets in by January 31, 2023.