This statistic shows the number of state and local police officers, per 10,000 inhabitants, in the United States in 2019, sorted by state. In 2019, there were about 39.83 officers per 10,000 inhabitants in New York.
The rate of state and local police officers in the United States in 2019, by state
(per 10,000 population)
Data as of April 2019. Data does not include employees of police departments who are not officers, and is based on the number of full-time equivalent police officers.
Rate was calculated by Statista using census state population data which can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (June 22, 2020). The rate of state and local police officers in the United States in 2019, by state (per 10,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302435/us-rate-of-state-and-local-police-officers/
US Census Bureau. "The rate of state and local police officers in the United States in 2019, by state (per 10,000 population) ." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302435/us-rate-of-state-and-local-police-officers/
US Census Bureau. (2020). The rate of state and local police officers in the United States in 2019, by state (per 10,000 population) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302435/us-rate-of-state-and-local-police-officers/
US Census Bureau. "The Rate of State and Local Police Officers in The United States in 2019, by State (per 10,000 Population) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302435/us-rate-of-state-and-local-police-officers/
US Census Bureau, The rate of state and local police officers in the United States in 2019, by state (per 10,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302435/us-rate-of-state-and-local-police-officers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
The rate of state and local police officers in the United States in 2019, by state (per 10,000 population) [Graph], US Census Bureau, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/302435/us-rate-of-state-and-local-police-officers/
