In 2020, 30 percent of the sworn police officers working in local police departments serving one million people or more were Hispanic. This figure dropped to 5.3 percent of sworn officers in communities of 9,999 people or less.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 17, 2022). Share of sworn local police personnel in the United States in 2020, by population served and race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751929/racial-distribution-of-local-police-officers-by-population-served/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of sworn local police personnel in the United States in 2020, by population served and race." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751929/racial-distribution-of-local-police-officers-by-population-served/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Share of sworn local police personnel in the United States in 2020, by population served and race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751929/racial-distribution-of-local-police-officers-by-population-served/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Sworn Local Police Personnel in The United States in 2020, by Population Served and Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751929/racial-distribution-of-local-police-officers-by-population-served/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of sworn local police personnel in the United States in 2020, by population served and race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751929/racial-distribution-of-local-police-officers-by-population-served/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of sworn local police personnel in the United States in 2020, by population served and race [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751929/racial-distribution-of-local-police-officers-by-population-served/