Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2026
On this Peace Officers Memorial Day, observed during our Nation’s time-honored Police Week, we pay tribute to the men and women of law enforcement who have devoted their lives to safeguarding our families and communities. Our grateful country joins them in honoring the memory of the fallen officers who gave their lives
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
On this Peace Officers Memorial Day, observed during our Nation’s time-honored Police Week, we pay tribute to the men and women of law enforcement who have devoted their lives to safeguarding our families and communities. Our grateful country joins them in honoring the memory of the fallen officers who gave their lives protecting their fellow citizens, and we stand resolutely beside the families they left behind. We also recognize those who have been injured in the line of duty and the families who have stood faithfully by their side through hardship and recovery, and we pledge our steadfast support to those who continue to wear the badge.
Before I took office, America was gripped by a left-wing-fueled lawlessness that shook the very foundations of our society. Through soft-on-crime policies, rampant illegal immigration, and reckless cashless bail programs, crime surged to historic heights while American families suffered and our cities descended into chaos — placing our brave officers needlessly in harm’s way. Through it all, the officers standing on the front lines never faltered in their duty to protect the innocent and confront the guilty, yet they were too often hindered, and even punished, for carrying out the mission they had sworn to uphold.
Since returning to office, I have worked to fulfill my promise to the American people that my Administration would restore law and order to every corner of this land. I immediately directed Federal resources into our country’s most crime-ridden cities to assist local law enforcement, standing shoulder to shoulder with them in their vital mission. We have also taken decisive action to end so called “sanctuary state” laws concocted by the Biden-Harris administration, where the price was paid in blood by innocent Americans and by the brave law enforcement officers forced to watch criminal illegal aliens walk free and commit horrific crimes that could have been prevented. By stripping away these dangerous impediments to law enforcement, we are empowering police to do their jobs fully and freely, and the results speak for themselves — in our Nation’s capital, crime has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, and peace has returned to the streets of many storied American cities. Today, on-duty law enforcement officer deaths have dropped to an 80-year low — and we have seen dramatic reductions in rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, shooting deaths, traffic fatalities, and overdose deaths.