National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is in Washington, D.C., at Judiciary Square, adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum. It honors 23,785 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout American history. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) was established by former US Representative Mario Biaggi (D-NY), a 23-year New York City police veteran.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is located south of the National Building Museum (background) at Judiciary Square.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (detail)
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial lioness statue
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial lion statue
Judiciary Square is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., the vast majority of which is occupied by various federal and municipal courthouses and office buildings. Judiciary Square is located roughly between Pennsylvania Avenue to the south, H Street to the north, 6th Street to the west, and 3rd Street to the east. The center of the neighborhood is an actual plaza named Judiciary Square. The Square itself is bounded by 4th Street to the east, 5th Street to the west, D Street and Indiana Avenue to the south, and F Street to the north. The neighborhood is served by the Judiciary Square station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro, in addition to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus stops.
Aerial view of Judiciary Square in 2007
Trinity Episcopal Church was one of many houses of worship built in the neighborhood during the 19th century.
The statue of Abraham Lincoln by Lot Flannery stands in front of the old District of Columbia City Hall.
The US General Accounting Office Building was completed in 1951.