NATIONAL POLICE DEFENSE FOUNDATION Information

The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) is a nationally renowned and congressionally recognized IRS approved 501 (c) (3) that provides free medical and legal support services to the law enforcement community, as well as funds a variety of public safety and law enforcement initiatives. The NPDF is unique because it offers membership to civilians and professionals in an effort to establish positive police relations. Only NPDF members are eligible to participate in the special Safe Cop license plate program. What better way to show your support for law enforcement than with a customized Safe Cop license plate. The Safe Cop” program is nationally renowned for posting up to a $10,000 rewards for public information that results in the arrest and conviction of anyone who shoots a member law enforcement officer, anywhere in the United States. The “Safe Cop” criteria for reward payment mandates a conviction for the armed assault of a law enforcement officer and a prosecutor's certification that the public information was instrumental in the arrest and conviction of the defendant. The Safe Cop program was established in 1995 and has been instrumental in the arrest of several suspects involved in police related shootings. Additional “Safe Cop” Program Services: • Critical medical care and counseling to disabled law enforcement personnel worldwide. • The NPDF will periodically establish a medical fund for the disabled officer or an immediate family member when they are financially unable to pay for medical treatment or have outstanding medical debt. • It should be noted, the “Safe Cop” was credited for providing free grief counseling, emergency financial assistance, meals, lodging and supplies for many of the police and first responder victims of the September 11th terrorist attack.