Los Angeles Police Department Memorial for Fallen Officers, Police memorial at LAPD Headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles, United States.
The Los Angeles Police Department Memorial for Fallen Officers is a wall of more than two thousand brass alloy plaques on an elevated plaza at 100 West 1st Street. Two hundred two plaques are engraved with the names of fallen officers. Designed by a team led by Robert Jernigan of Gensler, the wall appears solid from a distance but resolves into discrete plates suspended in air and light.
The original tribute to fallen officers stood at Parker Center, the department's former headquarters, and was destroyed during transport while being moved to make room for a new jail. The current memorial, funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation through $750,000 in private donations, was dedicated on October 14, 2009, at the LAPD headquarters on 100 West 1st Street.
The plaques on display resemble police badges, honoring both the shared mission and individual sacrifices of officers. Visitors can walk past the names of those who died in service and reflect on what their work meant to the city.
The memorial sits on an elevated plaza at 100 West 1st Street and is open to visitors year-round for quiet reflection. The location provides a solemn space for personal moments and organized gatherings.
When officers fall in the line of duty, blank brass plaques are removed from the wall and sent to Kansas City for engraving. Once inscribed, they are reinstalled in the memorial, creating a living record of sacrifice.
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