As of 2020, the majority of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States were white. 87.2 percent of chiefs were white while 5.5 percent of chiefs were black and 3.8 percent were Hispanic.
Share of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity
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US Department of Justice. (November 17, 2022). Share of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357642/chiefs-intermediate-supervisors-sergeants-ethnicity-us/
US Department of Justice. "Share of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357642/chiefs-intermediate-supervisors-sergeants-ethnicity-us/
US Department of Justice. (2022). Share of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357642/chiefs-intermediate-supervisors-sergeants-ethnicity-us/
US Department of Justice. "Share of Chiefs, Intermediate Supervisors, and Sergeants in Local Police Departments in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357642/chiefs-intermediate-supervisors-sergeants-ethnicity-us/
US Department of Justice, Share of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357642/chiefs-intermediate-supervisors-sergeants-ethnicity-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of chiefs, intermediate supervisors, and sergeants in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], US Department of Justice, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357642/chiefs-intermediate-supervisors-sergeants-ethnicity-us/
