Number of law enforcement officers U.S. 2004-2022
How many police officers are there in the U.S.?
In 2022, there were 708,001 full-time law enforcement officers employed in the United States, an increase from 660,228 the previous year. The number of full-time law enforcement officers reached a peak in 2008 with 708,569 officers, and hit a low in 2013 with 626,942 officers.