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Table 70

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees1 as of October 31, 2002

Number and Rate per 1,000 Inhabiants
by Geographic Region and Division by Population Group
[2002 estimated population]

   
Population group
Geographic region/division
Total cities (10,653 cities; population 182,456,027)
Group I
(70 cities,
250,000
and over;
population
52,879,728)
Group II
(162 cities,
100,000
to 249,999;
population
24,457,039)
Group III
(389 cities,
50,000
to 99,999;
population
26,808,264)
Group IV
(760 cities,
25,000
to 49,999;
population
26,374,112)
Group V
(1,763 cities,
10,000
to 24,999;
population
27,930,903)
Group VI
(7,509 cities,
under
10,000;
population
24,005,981)
TOTAL CITIES: 10,653 cities; population 182,456,027:              
Number of employees 558,892 205,573 61,739 62,203 61,343 68,513 99,521
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 3.1 3.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.1
               
New England: 758 cities; population 12,313,029:              
Number of employees 32,668 2,771 4,785 5,904 6,782 7,061 5,365
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.7 4.6 3.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.9
Middle Atlantic: 1,567 cities; population 29,933,085:              
Number of employees 114,757 64,343 4,745 8,753 11,751 12,378 12,787
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 3.8 6.3 3.4 2.6 2.4 2.1 3.0
               
NORTHEAST: 2,325 cities; population 42,246,114:              
Number of employees 147,425 67,114 9,530 14,657 18,533 19,439 18,152
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 3.5 6.2 3.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.9
               
East North Central: 1,991 cities; population 31,512,235:              
Number of employees 91,525 31,322 7,334 10,367 12,012 14,769 15,721
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.9 4.4 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.3 3.3
West North Central: 1,159 cities; population 12,573,771:              
Number of employees 31,694 7,713 3,038 3,702 4,055 4,828 8,358
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.5 3.5 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.2 3.1
               
MIDWEST: 3,150 cities; population 44,086,006:              
Number of employees 123,219 39,035 10,372 14,069 16,067 19,597 24,079
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.8 4.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.3 3.2
               
South Atlantic: 1,660 cities; population 20,995,073:              
Number of employees 83,945 21,293 12,207 11,094 7,654 10,254 21,443
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.3 7.1
East South Central: 941 cities; population 8,764,850:              
Number of employees 32,425 6,860 4,348 2,045 3,551 5,480 10,141
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.9 3.1 5.2
West South Central: 1,210 cities; population 21,822,633:              
Number of employees 63,499 23,529 7,695 6,213 5,833 6,706 13,523
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.7 4.9
               
SOUTH: 3,811 cities; population 51,582,556:              
Number of employees 179,869 51,682 24,250 19,352 17,038 22,440 45,107
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 5.8
               
Mountain: 593 cities; population 13,392,422:              
Number of employees 35,833 14,733 5,979 3,552 2,968 2,915 5,686
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.5 4.3
Pacific: 774 cities; population 31,148,929:              
Number of employees 72,546 33,009 11,608 10,573 6,737 4,122 6,497
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 4.8
               
WEST: 1,367 cities; population 44,541,351:              
Number of employees 108,379 47,742 17,587 14,125 9,705 7,037 12,183
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 2.4 2.7 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.2 4.6
Suburban Area2: 6,528 agencies; population 108,747,307:              
Number of employees 418,093            
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 3.8            
               
County3: 3,328 agencies; population 88,784,510:              
Number of employees 398,610            
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants 4.5