In 2019, municipalities or inter-municipalities with populations of more than 100,000 employed an average of 101.1 municipal police officers per police unit. Cities with populations between 20,000 and 99,999 had an average of 20.2 municipal police officers per police unit, compared to 1.1 for cities with populations less than 2,000.
In 2021, the French municipality with the highest number of municipal police officers was Nice, located in the Alpes-Maritimes department (445).
Average number of municipal police officers per police unit in France in 2019, according to the size of the municipality or inter-municipality
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Insee. (December 9, 2021). Average number of municipal police officers per police unit in France in 2019, according to the size of the municipality or inter-municipality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368116/number-municipal-police-officers-police-unit-france/
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