What happens when the badge comes off? When the mission changes, but the heart that served still needs a place to go?

Officer Jerry Cline was killed in the line of duty in 1983. His wife, Yolanda, transformed her grief into a force for healing and became the national president of Concerns of Police Survivors.

Every year, more law enforcement officers die by suicide than from all line-of-duty causes combined.

Barry Rosekind died in a motorcycle crash nearly 70 years ago. His son, Mark, turned his father's loss into inspiration and became one of our nation's leaders in promoting safety on our roadways.

Ashley Guindon's motto was "live for something rather than die for nothing." She was proud to be a Marine Corps Reservist and police officer. Sadly, her tour of duty lasted just one day.

What happens when officers are ordered not to act even as lives hang in the balance?

Joseph Petrosino is thought to be the first Italian-American police officer ever to die in the line of duty, and the only NYPD officer to be killed on foreign soil.

At just 19 years old, Chris Cosgriff founded the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) from his college dorm room. What started as a student project has grown into the nation’s leading digital memorial for fallen law enforcement officers, honoring their sacrifice and ensuring they are never forgotten.

Christy Hamilton inspired many when she became the oldest woman to graduate from the Los Angeles Police Academy. Sadly, four days later, at the age of 45, she was shot and killed.

While serving a misdemeanor arrest warrant for domestic violence, three Birmingham police officers were ambushed and killed. It was one of the darkest days in the city's history.

In Part 2 of this series, we go beyond the numbers to explore the real-world consequences of America’s crime crisis. From Baltimore’s violent crime surge to the political debates shaping public safety, we examine how media narratives, government policies, and staffing shortages affect law enforcement and the communities they serve.

On a quiet winter night in 1997, D.C. Police Officer Brian Gibson was sitting in his marked cruiser at a traffic light when he was brutally assassinated by a man seeking revenge against police.

Why do politicians and media outlets say crime is down — while Americans feel less safe than ever? In Part 1 of this special series, we uncover the hidden truth behind America’s crime statistics, the shocking 44% rise in violent crime, and why most people have never heard of the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Jeremy Henwood had survived three tours of military duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it was the war on crime and terror on the streets of America that would cost him his life.

In this second and final part of his powerful 9/11 story, retired Port Authority Police Chief Joe Morris shares what it was like to lead the recovery effort at Ground Zero after surviving the collapse of the South Tower.

A total of 2,977 people were killed by the terrorist attacks on 9/11--72 of them were law enforcement officers working to save others. It was the deadliest day in law enforcement history.

On September 11, 2001, the Port Authority Police Department suffered the greatest single-day loss of life in U.S. law enforcement history. Thirty-seven officers never came home.

The first responsibility of any government is to keep its people safe. Yet in too many American cities that promise is going unfulfilled.

The shootout was over, but the nightmare had just begun.