Oregon’s law enforcement community will gather Tuesday afternoon in Salem for an annual ceremony that reflects both the weight of past loss and the absence of new tragedy in the year behind it.
The 2026 Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. on May 5 at the Oregon Public Safety Academy, where families, colleagues, and public safety officials will come together to honor officers who have died in the line of duty across the state’s history.
At the center of the observance stands the Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial, a permanent installation bearing the names of 199 officers whose deaths date back to the 1860s. The memorial represents more than a single branch of service. Those listed include law enforcement officers, corrections personnel, and parole and probation officers from city, county, state, tribal, and federal agencies, reflecting the broad scope of public safety work across Oregon…