The Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Police Department

The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...

 Medal of Valor is the highest law enforcement medal given by the Los Angeles Police Department.

The Medal of Valor is an award for bravery, usually given for individual acts of extraordinary bravery or heroism performed in the line of duty at extreme, life-threatening, personal risk. It recognizes officers whose actions could be considered as having gone above and beyond the call of duty, or to recognize an officer who has performed an act of bravery displaying an extreme amount of courage while knowingly facing imminent danger.

History

The Medal of Valor was first presented to a LAPD officer in 1925. Since 1959, the award ceremonies have been sponsored by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce is southern California's largest not-for-profit business federation, representing the interests of more than 235,000 businesses in L.A...

. The medal is awarded by the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and is annually presented by the Chief of Police to the receiving officers at an awards ceremony named after the medal. The award consists of a medal, ribbon, and citation.

External links

• http://www.lapdonline.org/history_of_the_lapd/content_basic_view/1127
• http://www.lapdonline.org/search_results/content_basic_view/27313
• Recent recipients http://www.insidesocal.com/crime&courts/2008/05/post-1.html
• LA Times, recipients in 2011 http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/27/local/la-me-lapd-valor-20110525