In a recently published letter to the editor, Citizens Behind the Badge Founder Craig W. Floyd calls out the Washington Post for omitting fallen Deputy Ricky Kinchen and wounded Deputy Aldranon English from its full-page obituary of their killer.

Officer Jerry Haaf was sitting in a restaurant having a cup of coffee near the end of his shift when he was brutally assassinated by two gang members who simply wanted to kill a cop.

On November 1, 1950, White House Police Private Leslie Coffelt sacrificed his life while preventing an attack on President Harry Truman by two Puerto Rican nationalists.

Sixty years after the JFK assassination, the questions and consequences still echo through Dallas.

Beyond the headlines of November 1963 were the families, officers, and everyday citizens whose lives changed forever in the aftermath of President Kennedy’s assassination.

On November 22, 1963, shots rang out in Dealey Plaza — and the world changed in seconds. But behind the iconic images of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination was a frantic, chaotic, and deeply human response unfolding inside the Dallas Police Department.

In 1998, a mentally deranged man went to the U.S. Capitol and launched a cold-blooded attack, killing two police officers. The heroic officers were the first to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda.

Fifty years ago, two Florham Park (NJ) police officers were killed in an airplane crash while searching for marijuana crops. Their deaths inspired a national phenomenon called the Police Unity Tour.

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.