In 2020, almost half of the local police departments in the United States employed less than 10 full-time-equivalent sworn officers. In comparison, about 0.4 percent of local police departments had over 500 full-time-equivalent sworn officers.
Share of local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of agency
The number of FTE (full-time-equivalent) sworn officers is equal to the number of full-time sworn officers in addition to half the number of part-time sworn officers.
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