National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Park

Address: 2nd St NW & D St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States (near Judiciary Square)

Website: https://nleomf.org/

Hours: Open 24 hours (best visited during daylight)

Admission: Free

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is a commemorative site in Washington, D.C., honoring U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The memorial is publicly accessible and intended as a place of remembrance and reflection.

The memorial’s principal feature is panels bearing the names of fallen officers, integrated into a landscaped plaza and flanked by sculptural elements. It is frequently visited by families, colleagues, and civic groups.

The memorial was established through the efforts of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and was completed and dedicated in the early 1990s. It has since been maintained as a national site of remembrance.

The site occupies a publicly accessible plaza in Washington, D.C., at Judiciary Square near 4th Street NW, within easy walking distance of the National Mall and other federal buildings.

• Names on the memorial: Lists the names of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty on stone walls as part of the memorial’s design.

The memorial is between Judiciary Square and the National Mall area in downtown Washington, D.C., near the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse. It’s within walking distance of Judiciary Square Metro station (Red Line) and Union Station; numerous Metrobus routes and city services serve the area.

• Visit early in the morning or at dusk for quieter reflection moments-tour groups often congregate during midday.
• Read a few of the inscribed names at the memorial first; the layout is designed so that names align with stories and biographies available online.
• Combine the memorial visit with nearby national monuments and the Smithsonian complex; the area is walkable but bring a weather-appropriate layer.