History
Every department. Every era. Every patch. The permanent record.
ladder.nw — Patch Gallery
A gallery of law enforcement history.
Every patch tells a story. The shape, the colors, the seal — each one is the visual identity of an agency that sent officers into danger. Some of these departments no longer exist. Their patch may be the only artifact that remains.
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Patches on record
7
Total agencies
1953
Earliest agency
50+
States & territories
Historic agencies — the oldest on record
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6 agencies have officers on the Fallen Wall but no patch.
Sentinels can sponsor patches at no additional cost — included with your Sentinel membership.
Every officer deserves their agency’s identity beside their name.
The Timeline view is coming. A decade-by-decade account of law enforcement sacrifice across history — from the first recorded line of duty death to the present day.