Table 76

Full-time State Law Enforcement Employees
by State, 2007
State Agency Total law
enforcement
employees
Total officers Total civilians
Male Female Male Female
ALABAMA Department of Public Safety 1,385 678 14 193 500
Other state agencies 236 179 13 7 37
ALASKA State Troopers 552 319 15 98 120
Other state agencies 10 5 0 2 3
ARIZONA Department of Public Safety 2,109 1,146 68 386 509
Other state agencies 70 29 2 22 17
ARKANSAS Other state agencies 48 34 3 5 6
CALIFORNIA Highway Patrol 10,975 6,854 615 1,571 1,935
Other state agencies 911 655 183 15 58
COLORADO State Patrol 964 678 48 63 175
Other state agencies 76 15 2 33 26
CONNECTICUT State Police 1,821 1,180 82 263 296
Other state agencies 34 26 1 5 2
DELAWARE State Police 916 603 74 107 132
Other state agencies 654 285 94 59 216
FLORIDA Highway Patrol 2,189 1,457 187 177 368
Other state agencies 3,206 1,355 171 572 1,108
GEORGIA Department of Public Safety 1,830 1,030 54 348 398
Other state agencies 1,178 241 46 340 551
IDAHO State Police 458 256 12 52 138
ILLINOIS State Police 4,247 1,858 215 812 1,362
Other state agencies 419 248 22 90 59
INDIANA State Police 1,952 1,154 61 310 427
Other state agencies 7 6 0 0 1
IOWA Department of Public Safety 981 624 45 134 178
KANSAS Highway Patrol 846 523 18 113 192
Other state agencies 549 283 13 98 155
KENTUCKY State Police 1,753 947 31 398 377
Other state agencies 571 465 12 46 48
LOUISIANA State Police 1,708 1,156 49 124 379
Other state agencies 57 43 3 0 11
MAINE State Police 545 276 23 130 116
Other state agencies1 78 47 2 18 11
MARYLAND State Police 2,258 1,339 114 453 352
Other state agencies 1,642 877 127 307 331
MASSACHUSETTS State Police 3,006 2,282 192 229 303
MICHIGAN State Police 2,612 1,531 203 374 504
MINNESOTA State Patrol 760 475 45 133 107
Other state agencies 55 10 1 36 8
MISSISSIPPI Highway Safety Patrol 1,121 552 9 175 385
MISSOURI State Highway Patrol 2,033 901 31 487 614
Other state agencies 598 516 36 12 34
MONTANA Highway Patrol 255 216 12 8 19
Other state agencies 24 21 0 0 3
NEBRASKA State Patrol 738 461 29 101 147
NEVADA Highway Patrol 884 445 48 114 277
Other state agencies 62 34 2 11 15
NEW HAMPSHIRE State Police 446 269 26 51 100
Other state agencies 35 17 4 5 9
NEW JERSEY State Police 4,514 2,883 115 719 797
Other state agencies 438 332 29 46 31
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey2 995 830 87 21 57
NEW MEXICO State Police 650 500 21 39 90
NEW YORK State Police 6,092 4,499 424 500 669
Other state agencies 17 14 1 0 2
NORTH CAROLINA Highway Patrol 2,255 1,684 43 283 245
Other state agencies 700 496 64 57 83
NORTH DAKOTA Highway Patrol 187 125 4 27 31
OHIO Highway Patrol 2,702 1,404 164 514 620
Other state agencies 474 344 21 38 71
OKLAHOMA Department of Public Safety 1,463 790 16 282 375
Other state agencies 66 29 3 21 13
OREGON State Police 872 483 47 120 222
Other state agencies 54 31 13 0 10
PENNSYLVANIA State Police 6,612 4,680 212 765 955
Other state agencies 389 247 26 95 21
RHODE ISLAND State Police 265 196 19 32 18
Other state agencies 43 31 4 6 2
SOUTH CAROLINA Highway Patrol 1,125 857 30 88 150
Other state agencies1 1,333 860 158 104 211
SOUTH DAKOTA Highway Patrol 251 146 2 81 22
Other state agencies 144 41 3 37 63
TENNESSEE Department of Safety 1,803 866 40 248 649
Other state agencies 1,097 586 84 128 299
TEXAS Department of Public Safety 7,917 3,286 201 1,516 2,914
UTAH Highway Patrol 584 454 20 26 84
Other state agencies 154 135 11 4 4
VERMONT State Police 453 285 25 43 100
Other state agencies 113 90 5 4 14
VIRGINIA State Police 2,653 1,867 106 211 469
Other state agencies 538 288 46 88 116
WASHINGTON State Patrol 2,267 984 80 589 614
WEST VIRGINIA State Police 993 621 18 129 225
Other state agencies 194 168 1 2 23
WISCONSIN State Patrol 666 435 53 80 98
Other state agencies 267 214 19 14 20
WYOMING Highway Patrol 346 186 7 66 87

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