As of 2019, there were significantly more men employed as sworn school resource officers than women in law enforcement agencies in the United States, including within local police, sheriffs' offices, and school district police. The greatest difference was reported within sheriffs' offices, where 83.5 percent of sworn school resource officers were male while 16.5 percent were female.
Share of sworn school resource officers in law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2019, by sex and type of agency
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US Department of Justice. (November 15, 2022). Share of sworn school resource officers in law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2019, by sex and type of agency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358239/sworn-sro-law-enforcement-agencies-sex-type-agency-us/
US Department of Justice. "Share of sworn school resource officers in law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2019, by sex and type of agency." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358239/sworn-sro-law-enforcement-agencies-sex-type-agency-us/
US Department of Justice. (2022). Share of sworn school resource officers in law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2019, by sex and type of agency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358239/sworn-sro-law-enforcement-agencies-sex-type-agency-us/
US Department of Justice. "Share of Sworn School Resource Officers in Law Enforcement Agencies in The United States in 2019, by Sex and Type of Agency." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358239/sworn-sro-law-enforcement-agencies-sex-type-agency-us/
US Department of Justice, Share of sworn school resource officers in law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2019, by sex and type of agency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358239/sworn-sro-law-enforcement-agencies-sex-type-agency-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of sworn school resource officers in law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2019, by sex and type of agency [Graph], US Department of Justice, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358239/sworn-sro-law-enforcement-agencies-sex-type-agency-us/
