National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

DECEMBER 2018

128 Law Enforcement Fatalities in 2017

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports a nationwide decrease in the number of officers killed in the line of duty in 2017, according to preliminary data compiled and released today in its 2017 Preliminary Law Enforcement Fatalities Report. As of Dec. 28, the 128 officer fatalities in 2017 represents a 10 percent decrease over the 143 who died in the line of duty last year.

Read the 2017 Preliminary Law Enforcement Fatalities Report.

Officer Fatality Update
January 2, 2018

	2018	\|	2017	\|	Change
Total	0		0		0%
Firearms	0		0		0%
Traffic	0		0		0%
Other	0		0		0%

The Memorial Fund partners with the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance VALOR program, designed to reduce felonious officer deaths. Check out more officer safety-related content.

Memorial Fund In The News

CEO Craig Floyd appeared on 'The Beat with Ari Melber' yesterday to discuss law enforcement deaths in 2017.

Watch the video.

Happy New Year!

We want to wish you a very safe and happy new year. It will be a great year at the Memorial Fund with the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the fall. We hope to see you at the Museum opening, as well as during National Police Week in May.

Officer of the Month Award

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected United States Capitol Police Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner, as well as Alexandria (VA) Police Officers Nicole Battaglia, Alexander Jensen and Kevin Jobe, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for December 2017. Read about how they took down a shooter at a Congressional baseball practice.

Law Enforcement Appreciation Events
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1/4	7:00 pm	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild	Tickets
1/11	7:30 pm	Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning	Tickets
1/23	7:30 pm	Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings	Tickets
2/10	7:00 pm	Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes	Tickets
2/22	7:30 pm	Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings	Tickets
2/27	7:00 pm	New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins	Tickets
3/31	7:00 pm	New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils	Tickets

Memorial Gift Shop Items

2018 National Police Week Badge	Reflective Hat	Flat Coin Stand	Ladies Terry Fleece

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