The Fraternal Order
of Police is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 330,000 members in more
than 2,200 lodges. We are the voice of those who dedicate their lives to protecting and serving our communities. We are committed
to improving the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those we serve through education, legislation,
information, community involvement, and employee representation. No one knows the dangers and the difficulties faced by today's
police officers better than another officer, and no one knows police officers better than the FOP.
Mission Statement
We, the law enforcement officers of the United States and of the several
states and political subdivisions thereof, as representatives and delegates of state and subordinate lodges, do hereby associate
the several lodges we represent and the members thereof for the following purposes:
To support and defend the Constitution of the United States; to inculcate loyalty and allegiance to
the United States of America; to promote and foster the enforcement of law and order; to improve the individual and collective
proficiency of our members in the performance of their duties; to encourage fraternal, educational, charitable and social
activities among law enforcement officers; to advocate and strive for uniform application of the civil service merit system
for appointment and promotion; to support the improvement of the standard of living and working conditions of the law enforcement
profession through every legal and ethical means available; to create and maintain tradition of esprit de corps insuring fidelity
to duty under all conditions and circumstances; to cultivate a spirit of fraternalism and mutual helpfulness among our members
and the people we serve; to increase the efficiency of the law enforcement profession and thus more firmly to establish the
confidence of the public in the service dedicated to the protection of life and property.