From 1997 to 2007, the number of full-time sworn and civilian officers steadily increased in the United States. By 2020, there were 473,102 sworn officers and 125,518 civilian officers in local police departments across the country.
Number of full-time sworn and civilian officers in local police departments in the United States from 1997 to 2020
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US Department of Justice. (November 17, 2022). Number of full-time sworn and civilian officers in local police departments in the United States from 1997 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357531/full-time-sworn-civilian-officers-us/
US Department of Justice. "Number of full-time sworn and civilian officers in local police departments in the United States from 1997 to 2020." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357531/full-time-sworn-civilian-officers-us/
US Department of Justice. (2022). Number of full-time sworn and civilian officers in local police departments in the United States from 1997 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357531/full-time-sworn-civilian-officers-us/
US Department of Justice. "Number of Full-time Sworn and Civilian Officers in Local Police Departments in The United States from 1997 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357531/full-time-sworn-civilian-officers-us/
US Department of Justice, Number of full-time sworn and civilian officers in local police departments in the United States from 1997 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357531/full-time-sworn-civilian-officers-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Number of full-time sworn and civilian officers in local police departments in the United States from 1997 to 2020 [Graph], US Department of Justice, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357531/full-time-sworn-civilian-officers-us/
