This statistic shows the share of local police departments requiring their officers to wear body armor while on patrol in the United States in 2013, by the size of the population said department served. In 2013, 64 percent of local police departments serving populations of 1 million people or more required their officers to wear body armor at all times when on patrol.
Share of local police departments in the United States requiring patrol officers to wear body armor in 2013, by size of population served
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (July 7, 2015). Share of local police departments in the United States requiring patrol officers to wear body armor in 2013, by size of population served [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751840/share-of-local-police-departments-requiring-body-armor/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of local police departments in the United States requiring patrol officers to wear body armor in 2013, by size of population served." Chart. July 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751840/share-of-local-police-departments-requiring-body-armor/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2015). Share of local police departments in the United States requiring patrol officers to wear body armor in 2013, by size of population served. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751840/share-of-local-police-departments-requiring-body-armor/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Local Police Departments in The United States Requiring Patrol Officers to Wear Body Armor in 2013, by Size of Population Served." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751840/share-of-local-police-departments-requiring-body-armor/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of local police departments in the United States requiring patrol officers to wear body armor in 2013, by size of population served Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751840/share-of-local-police-departments-requiring-body-armor/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of local police departments in the United States requiring patrol officers to wear body armor in 2013, by size of population served [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751840/share-of-local-police-departments-requiring-body-armor/
