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Table 71
Full-time Law Enforcement Officers as of October 31, 2002
Number and Rate per 1,000 Inhabiants
by Geographic Region and Division by Population Group
[2002 estimated population]
|
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|
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 officers |
428,365 |
154,116 |
46,124 |
47,762 |
47,960 |
54,413 |
77,990 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New England: 758 cities; population 12,313,029: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
26,633 |
2,143 |
3,855 |
5,042 |
5,661 |
5,750 |
4,182 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.2 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
| Middle Atlantic: 1,567 cities; population 29,933,085: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
89,216 |
46,603 |
3,959 |
7,236 |
9,818 |
10,555 |
11,045 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
3.0 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NORTHEAST: 2,325 cities; population 42,246,114: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
115,849 |
48,746 |
7,814 |
12,278 |
15,479 |
16,305 |
15,227 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.7 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| East North Central: 1,991 cities; population 31,512,235: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
74,325 |
26,552 |
5,930 |
8,079 |
9,365 |
11,664 |
12,735 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.4 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
| West North Central: 1,159 cities; population 12,573,771: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
24,577 |
5,480 |
2,384 |
2,907 |
3,143 |
3,803 |
6,860 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MIDWEST: 3,150 cities; population 44,086,006: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
98,902 |
32,032 |
8,314 |
10,986 |
12,508 |
15,467 |
19,595 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.2 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| South Atlantic: 1,660 cities; population 20,995,073: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
63,780 |
15,791 |
9,093 |
8,399 |
5,907 |
8,012 |
16,578 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
| East South Central: 941 cities; population 8,764,850: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
24,583 |
4,914 |
3,124 |
1,563 |
2,798 |
4,253 |
7,931 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
| West South Central: 1,210 cities; population 21,822,633: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
48,083 |
18,353 |
5,747 |
4,759 |
4,340 |
5,135 |
9,749 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SOUTH: 3,811 cities; population 51,582,556: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
136,446 |
39,058 |
17,964 |
14,721 |
13,045 |
17,400 |
34,258 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mountain: 593 cities; population 13,392,422: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
25,099 |
9,989 |
4,129 |
2,535 |
2,122 |
2,159 |
4,165 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
| Pacific: 774 cities; population 31,148,929: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
52,069 |
24,291 |
7,903 |
7,242 |
4,806 |
3,082 |
4,745 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| WEST: 1,367 cities; population 44,541,351: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
77,168 |
34,280 |
12,032 |
9,777 |
6,928 |
5,241 |
8,910 |
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
|
| Suburban Area1: 6,528 agencies; population 108,747,307: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
275,584 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| County2: 3,328 agencies; population 88,784,510: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of officers |
237,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants |
2.7 |
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