The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is a professional organization of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States. The organization was founded in 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The FOP is the largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States, with more than 330,000 members in over 2,200 lodges. The organization’s mission is to support and defend the rights of law enforcement officers and to promote the welfare of its members. The FOP is also involved in lobbying for laws and policies that are beneficial to law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.
How we help our members
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) helps its members in several ways. Some of the main ways include:
- Legal Defense: The FOP provides legal defense to its members in the event they are charged with a crime or face civil litigation as a result of their law enforcement duties.
- Advocacy: The FOP lobbies on behalf of its members and law enforcement officers in general at the local, state and federal level for laws and policies that support and protect the rights of law enforcement officers.
- Training and Professional Development: The FOP provides training and professional development opportunities for its members to help them stay up-to-date on the latest law enforcement practices and techniques.
- Member Services: The FOP offers a variety of member services, including insurance plans, scholarships, and other benefits designed to support and assist its members.
- Community Outreach: The FOP also works with communities to improve relations between law enforcement and the public and to build trust and cooperation.
- Support: The FOP provides emotional and financial support to the families of its members who have been killed or injured in the line of duty.
About FOP
The National Fraternal Order of Police is the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 364,000 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 NFOP.
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.
