Police Memorial Month 2005 We salute the Men and Women of The Los Angeles Police Department who heroically and unselfishly gave their lives in the line of duty. We honor them and send our prayers to the families and friends of these great Americans. God Bless You - God Bless America - David Harrison Levi

As the Los Angeles Police Department observes Police Memorial Month, it is appropriate that we remember and honor those who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty while serving the people of this great city, state, and nation. We pay tribute to our fallen comrades by keeping their spirits alive in our memories and keeping these memories close to our hearts.

Several Department events have been scheduled to commemorate National Police Week including the traditional Memorial Ceremony that takes place in front of Parker Center on Thursday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. Also, for the first time, a candlelight vigil honoring fallen officers will be held this year at the Ahmanson Recruit Training Center on Wednesday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend both of these ceremonies, as the men and women of this Department honor those who have gone before us and show support for their loved ones and friends.

Another Department event, the Los Angeles Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament, will take place on Saturday, May 21, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This outstanding event serves as an LAPD Open House, with Department displays and activities for adults and children. It is also the only fundraising event for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. The foundation provides close to half a million dollars annually to Department employees and their families experiencing catastrophic circumstances resulting from death, illness, or injury. This includes covering the expenses associated with the on-duty death of a Los Angeles police officer. Again, the public is invited to attend. Tickets are $5 each and are available at all Los Angeles Community Police Stations and at the gates at the day of the event.

Although we all hope we never have to add another officer's name to the long list of those who have died in the performance of their duties, we know that policing is a dangerous profession. According to figures provided by the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Fund, on average, one law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America every 53 hours. The first known in the line of duty death occurred in 1792, when a New York Deputy Sheriff named Isaac Smith was shot and killed. Since then, more than 16,500 officers have died while performing law enforcement duties. New York City has lost more officers than any other department, with more than 575 deaths. The state of California has the highest number of police deaths at more than 1,350. As you would probably guess, September 11, 2001, was the deadliest day for law enforcement with 72 officers losing their lives during the terrorist attacks.

In our Department's history we have lost 197 officers, including our most recent losses of Detective Abe Barron on June 25, 2003, and Officer Ricardo Lizarraga on February 20, 2004. Fortunately, since our last observance of National Police Week, the LAPD has not lost a single officer in the line of duty. However, assaults on police officers in this Department perpetuate the reality of the dangers associated with policing in Los Angeles. In 2004 there were 329 Assaults with a Deadly Weapon on a Police Officer, 23 of them involved officers being shot at. So far this year, as of the middle of March, there have been 55 similar assaults, four of them involving shots fired. It is this Department's outstanding emphasis on officer safety that has limited the number of injures these assaults have caused and has undoubtedly spared the lives of many.

In commemorating National Police Week, we are reminded of a quote by President John F. Kennedy, that has updated to include both men and women. "A nation reveals itself by the men and women it produces, but also by the men and women it honors, the men and women it remembers."

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Since 1907, when records were first kept, 197 Los Angeles police officers have been killed in the line of duty. The Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation was established to provide assistance to families of police officers who were killed in the line of duty. To date, over $6.5 million has been distributed without the expenditure of a single tax dollar, made possible by the generous support of the community.