Honoring 556 American Law Enforcement Heroes
1838 – 2022
In 2023, the names of 556 officers killed in the line of duty were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. These 556 officers include 224 officers who were killed during 2022. An additional 332 officers died in previous years (before 2022). Many of their stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. There are currently 23,785 names engraved on the Memorial.