This statistic displays the rate of law enforcement officers in the United States since 1981. In 1981, the rate was 203.9 officers per 100,000 residents.
Rate of law enforcement officers in the United States from 1981 to 2001
(per 100,000 residents)
Characteristic
Rate of law enforcement officers
1981
203.9
1982
204.5
1983
202.1
1984
207.9
1985
209.8
1986
211.6
1987
211.8
1988
210.3
1989
216.1
1990
224.4
1991
225
1992
225.4
1993
226.7
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (May 23, 2011). Rate of law enforcement officers in the United States from 1981 to 2001 (per 100,000 residents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191706/rate-of-law-enforcement-officers-in-the-us-since-1981/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Rate of law enforcement officers in the United States from 1981 to 2001 (per 100,000 residents)." Chart. May 23, 2011. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191706/rate-of-law-enforcement-officers-in-the-us-since-1981/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2011). Rate of law enforcement officers in the United States from 1981 to 2001 (per 100,000 residents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191706/rate-of-law-enforcement-officers-in-the-us-since-1981/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Rate of Law Enforcement Officers in The United States from 1981 to 2001 (per 100,000 Residents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191706/rate-of-law-enforcement-officers-in-the-us-since-1981/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Rate of law enforcement officers in the United States from 1981 to 2001 (per 100,000 residents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191706/rate-of-law-enforcement-officers-in-the-us-since-1981/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Rate of law enforcement officers in the United States from 1981 to 2001 (per 100,000 residents) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 23, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191706/rate-of-law-enforcement-officers-in-the-us-since-1981/
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