National Police Week 2025: Check Out Events You Might've Missed

Another National Police Week ends, with another year of honoring the memories of those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty over the years.

This year, 345 new names of fallen officers were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. They join the over 24,000 other officers on the memorial, and if it's another year of remembering these officers, it's also another year of the impossible hope that no more names will join them.

National Police Week began in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. The memorial service began in 1982 and its growth over the decades is bittersweet; while the outpouring of support is inspiring, it's still heartbreaking to see the number of fallen officers grow. 

At that first service, roughly 120 people attended the event. Now, thousands of police and law enforcement officers around the country, as well as family members and supporters and advocates of law enforcement, gather in Washington, D.C.

Take a look at some of the events these past days as National Police Week 2025 ends, and organizers prepare for next year.

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National Police Week 2025: Watch Annual Candlelight Vigil

• Thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as the names of fallen law enforcement officers will be read during the 37th annual Candlelight Vigil.

National Police Week 2025: Memorial Service Remembers Fallen Officers

• This year, 345 names of fallen officers were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. A service remembers their sacrifice, and the sacrifice of the over 24,000 other officers on the memorial.

National Police Week 2025: Fallen K-9s Honored in Memorial Service

• This year, 22 police K-9 officers were remembered during the National Police K9 Memorial Service in Washington, D.C., during National Police Week.

National Police Week 2025: Unity Tour Bike Ride Raises $2.2M for Fund 

• Started in 1997, the Police Unity Tour has had two purposes: Honor fallen officers and raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Check out this year's ride-in.

For more information about National Police Week, go to the event's website. And check out the website for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for more on that organization.