FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 74

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

Percent Male and Female
by Population Group
[2002 estimated population]
   
Percent law enforcement employees
  
Percent officers
  
Percent civilians
Population group
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
TOTAL AGENCIES: 13,981 agencies; population 271,240,537 957,502 73.2 26.8 665,555 88.7 11.3 291,947 37.9 62.1
                   
TOTAL CITIES: 10,653 cities; population 182,456,027 558,892 75.1 24.9 428,365 88.7 11.3 130,527 30.2 69.8
                   
GROUP I                  
70 cities, 250,000 and over; population 52,879,728 205,573 70.5 29.5 154,116 83.5 16.5 51,457 31.8 68.2
10 cities, 1,000,000 and over; population 24,682,265 112,183 69.6 30.4 83,925 82.5 17.5 28,258 31.4 68.6
22 cities, 500,000 to 999,999; population 14,767,287 52,626 72.6 27.4 40,101 84.0 16.0 12,525 36.1 63.9
38 cities, 250,000 to 499,999; population 13,430,176 40,764 70.4 29.6 30,090 85.6 14.4 10,674 27.8 72.2
                   
GROUP II                  
162 cities, 100,000 to 249,999; population 24,457,039 61,739 73.2 26.8 46,124 89.0 11.0 15,615 26.4 73.6
                   
GROUP III                  
389 cities, 50,000 to 99,999; population 26,808,264 62,203 76.3 23.7 47,762 91.3 8.7 14,441 26.9 73.1
                   
GROUP IV                  
760 cities, 25,000 to 49,999; population 26,374,112 61,343 78.0 22.0 47,960 92.2 7.8 13,383 27.3 72.7
                   
GROUP V                  
1,763 cities, 10,000 to 24,999; population 27,930,903 68,513 79.4 20.6 54,413 93.1 6.9 14,100 26.5 73.5
                   
GROUP VI                  
7,509 cities, under 10,000; population 24,005,981 99,521 79.9 20.1 77,990 92.1 7.9 21,531 35.8 64.2
                   
SUBURBAN COUNTIES                  
964 agencies; population 57,536,474 268,044 69.8 30.2 158,104 86.9 13.1 109,940 45.3 54.7
                   
RURAL COUNTIES                  
2,364 agencies; population 31,248,036 130,566 72.1 27.9 79,086 92.1 7.9 51,480 41.5 58.5
                   
SUBURBAN AREA1                  
6,528 agencies; population 108,747,307 418,093 73.3 26.7 275,584 89.2 10.8 142,509 42.5 57.5