Full-time State Law Enforcement Employees
by State, 2007
The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
General comments
- This table provides the number of state law enforcement employees, the number of male officers, the number of female officers, the number of male civilian employees, and the number of female civilian employees listed alphabetically by state.
- Caution should be used when comparing data from one state to that of
another. The responsibilities of the various state police, highway patrol,
and department of public safety agencies range from full law enforcement
duties to only traffic patrol, which can impact both the level of employment
for agencies as well as the ratio of sworn officers to civilians employed.
Any valid comparison must take these factors and the other identified
variables affecting
crime into consideration.
Methodology
- The information in this table is derived from law enforcement employee counts (as of October 31, 2007) submitted by participating agencies.
- The UCR Program defines law enforcement officers as individuals who ordinarily carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically to pay sworn law enforcement.
- Civilian employees include full-time agency personnel such as clerks, radio dispatchers, meter attendants, stenographers, jailers, correctional officers, and mechanics.
If you have questions about this table
Contact the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail at cjis_comm@leo.gov or by telephone at (304) 625-4995.