As of 2021, police stations were available to 38.4 percent of urban localities in Ghana. On the other hand, only 3.5 percent of rural communities had access to police stations. Overall, facilities with police presence were least common in the Northern region of Ghana.
Availability of police stations in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021
The source notes that localities with a population of more than 5,000 are classified as urban. It adds the following information:
"Locality: an inhabited geographical area with a defined boundary and distinct name. eg.- a hamlet, village, town, city, and other such type of population clusters."
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Ghana Statistical Service. (September 22, 2021). Availability of police stations in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278839/availability-of-police-stations-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Availability of police stations in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021." Chart. September 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278839/availability-of-police-stations-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Availability of police stations in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278839/availability-of-police-stations-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Availability of Police Stations in Rural and Urban Areas in Ghana as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278839/availability-of-police-stations-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service, Availability of police stations in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278839/availability-of-police-stations-in-ghana-by-area/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Availability of police stations in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, September 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278839/availability-of-police-stations-in-ghana-by-area/
