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Ranking of states by the number of policemen

 


The number of police officers in each state varies depending on a variety of factors such as population size, crime rates, and local budget constraints. Here are the top ten states ranked by the number of full-time law enforcement officers per capita, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics for 2019:

  1. Washington D.C. - 694 officers per 100,000 residents
  2. North Dakota - 360 officers per 100,000 residents
  3. Alaska - 356 officers per 100,000 residents
  4. New Mexico - 333 officers per 100,000 residents
  5. Arkansas - 326 officers per 100,000 residents
  6. Wyoming - 325 officers per 100,000 residents
  7. Nevada - 323 officers per 100,000 residents
  8. Idaho - 312 officers per 100,000 residents
  9. Mississippi - 308 officers per 100,000 residents
  10. Alabama - 306 officers per 100,000 residents
  11. Oklahoma - 298 officers per 100,000 residents
  12. Louisiana - 295 officers per 100,000 residents
  13. Montana - 295 officers per 100,000 residents
  14. Tennessee - 295 officers per 100,000 residents
  15. South Carolina - 293 officers per 100,000 residents
  16. West Virginia - 290 officers per 100,000 residents
  17. Kentucky - 287 officers per 100,000 residents
  18. Missouri - 286 officers per 100,000 residents
  19. Florida - 277 officers per 100,000 residents
  20. Kansas - 267 officers per 100,000 residents
  21. Arizona - 262 officers per 100,000 residents
  22. Utah - 257 officers per 100,000 residents
  23. Georgia - 255 officers per 100,000 residents
  24. Colorado - 252 officers per 100,000 residents
  25. Texas - 250 officers per 100,000 residents
  26. Indiana - 241 officers per 100,000 residents
  27. North Carolina - 235 officers per 100,000 residents
  28. Wisconsin - 233 officers per 100,000 residents
  29. Virginia - 227 officers per 100,000 residents
  30. Oregon - 220 officers per 100,000 residents
  31. Iowa - 219 officers per 100,000 residents
  32. Delaware - 215 officers per 100,000 residents
  33. Michigan - 212 officers per 100,000 residents
  34. Ohio - 210 officers per 100,000 residents
  35. Nebraska - 208 officers per 100,000 residents
  36. South Dakota - 201 officers per 100,000 residents
  37. Pennsylvania - 200 officers per 100,000 residents
  38. Maryland - 196 officers per 100,000 residents
  39. Minnesota - 195 officers per 100,000 residents
  40. Illinois - 192 officers per 100,000 residents
  41. California - 189 officers per 100,000 residents
  42. Maine - 186 officers per 100,000 residents
  43. New York - 179 officers per 100,000 residents
  44. New Hampshire - 164 officers per 100,000 residents
  45. Connecticut - 157 officers per 100,000 residents
  46. Rhode Island - 145 officers per 100,000 residents
  47. Massachusetts - 143 officers per 100,000 residents
  48. New Jersey - 136 officers per 100,000 residents
  49. Hawaii - 121 officers per 100,000 residents
  50. Vermont - 118 officers per 100,000 residents

It's important to note that these numbers represent the number of full-time law enforcement officers per capita, and may not fully capture the number of officers in each state, as some officers may work part-time or as volunteers. Additionally, the number of officers per capita may not necessarily indicate the effectiveness or quality of a state's law enforcement efforts.

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