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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Presidential Documents 68439 

Proclamation 10641 of September 29, 2023 

National Community Policing Week, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

All Americans want the same thing: neighborhoods free of violence and 

crime, for our loved ones to come home safely each day, and fair and 

impartial justice under the law. During National Community Policing Week, 

we recommit to achieving those goals by strengthening the trust and partnership between law enforcement and communities across our Nation. 

The vast majority of police officers put their lives on the line every day 

to do the right thing. They pin on their shield and walk out the door 

toward danger, risking their lives to keep the rest of us safe. They are 

good, dedicated, honorable people, who work hard to cultivate positive 

relationships with the communities they have sworn to protect, serving 

at a time when working in law enforcement is harder than it has ever 

been. Law enforcement officers are expected to act as counselors, social 

workers, and psychologists as they respond to drug overdoses, domestic 

violence, abandoned children, mental health crises, and other incredibly 

challenging situations. 

Trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve is the 

foundation of public safety. When officers on the beat know the neighborhoods and the families they are serving and protecting; when they get 

the training, resources, and tools they need to do their jobs; and when 

they earn the community’s trust, we are all safer and stronger. Without 

public trust, there is less public safety—crimes go unreported, cases go 

unsolved, witnesses fear coming forward, victims suffer in isolation, perpetrators remain free, and justice remains undelivered. 

That is why my Administration has taken historic steps to support community policing and strengthen public trust in law enforcement by providing 

officers with the resources and training they need to be the partners and 

protectors our communities deserve. When funding for police was at risk 

because of the pandemic, my Administration’s American Rescue Plan delivered a historic $350 billion to help States and cities respond. Hundreds 

of communities across our Nation have committed over $10 billion of those 

funds to retain and hire more officers; pay overtime and bonuses; and 

secure more crisis responders and personnel to provide for substance use 

disorder, mental health, and violence intervention services. We committed 

more Federal resources to supporting State and local law enforcement in 

the first year of my Administration than almost any other year on record. 

Furthermore, I signed the most sweeping gun safety law in nearly 30 years 

to ensure that officers are not out-gunned on the streets. And we are strengthening background checks for gun purchasers, cracking down on illegal gun 

sales, and reigning in ghost guns that officers have increasingly reported 

finding at crime scenes. 

After Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the George Floyd Justice 

in Policing Act in 2021, I signed an Executive Order—with the support 

of leaders from law enforcement and civil rights groups as well as affected 

families, including the Floyd family—that put Federal policing on a path 

to becoming the gold standard for effective and accountable policing. Incorporating key elements of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the 


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Executive Order requires Federal law enforcement agencies to ban 

chokeholds, restrict no-knock warrants, provide de-escalation training, and 

implement stronger use-of-force policies that include the duty to intervene 

and render medical aid. Further, we mandated that Federal officers submit 

use-of-force data to the FBI’s Use-of-Force Data Collection and log officer 

misconduct and commendation records into a new national accountability 

database. The Executive Order also directs Federal resources to support 

similar reforms within State, Tribal, local, and territorial law enforcement 

agencies as we continue to call on the Congress to pass the George Floyd 

Justice in Policing Act. 

My Administration’s Safer America Plan builds on these actions by seeking 

an additional $37 billion to hire 100,000 more State and local police officers 

trained in safe, effective, and accountable community policing consistent 

with the standards in my Executive Order; to provide law enforcement 

with mental health and wellness resources; to ensure more psychologists 

and social workers are available to respond to a crisis alongside them; 

and to establish and support programs that are proven to tackle the root 

causes of crime. 

There is no greater responsibility of government than ensuring the safety 

of the American people and those who sacrifice to protect us all. This 

week, let us recognize the heroism, selflessness, and courage of police officers 

across America. Let us honor the communities they serve for their undaunted 

efforts to advance equal justice, safety, and dignified treatment for all. And 

let us commit to building a future that supports public safety, promotes 

trust, and unites communities across the Nation. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 1 through 

October 7, 2023, as National Community Policing Week. I call upon law 

enforcement agencies, elected officials, and all Americans to observe this 

week by recognizing ways to improve public safety, build trust, and strengthen community relationships. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth 

day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, 

and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred 

and forty-eighth. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22242 

Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

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