As of 2020, the average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States was highest when there was 2,499 or fewer residents served, followed by 1 million or more residents.
Average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of population served
(per 1,000 residents)
Characteristic
Average number of FTE sworn officers per thousand residents
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US Department of Justice. (November 17, 2022). Average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of population served (per 1,000 residents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357759/rate-officers-police-departments-population-served-us/
US Department of Justice. "Average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of population served (per 1,000 residents)." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357759/rate-officers-police-departments-population-served-us/
US Department of Justice. (2022). Average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of population served (per 1,000 residents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357759/rate-officers-police-departments-population-served-us/
US Department of Justice. "Average Number of Full-time-equivalent Sworn Officers in Local Police Departments in The United States in 2020, by Size of Population Served (per 1,000 Residents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357759/rate-officers-police-departments-population-served-us/
US Department of Justice, Average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of population served (per 1,000 residents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357759/rate-officers-police-departments-population-served-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Average number of full-time-equivalent sworn officers in local police departments in the United States in 2020, by size of population served (per 1,000 residents) [Graph], US Department of Justice, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357759/rate-officers-police-departments-population-served-us/
