Russia: police personnel by gender

The number of male police personnel in Russia gradually decreased over the observed period, ranging from approximately 734 thousand employees in 2007 and measuring at nearly 481 thousand policemen in 2017. In the recent years, a slight increase in the female police workforce was observed. The number of women working for this criminal justice sector increased by almost six thousand between 2015 and 2017.

Total number of police personnel in Russia from 2007 to 2017, by gender (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Male	Female
2017	480.9	118.7
2016	484.2	115.1
2015	571.1	113
2014	600.5	148.7
2013	597.6	148
2012	598.3	148.2
2011	598.3	148.7
2010	625.4	154.4
2009	722.7	171.7
2008	728.1	171.9
2007	733.6	161

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Release date

2019

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

2007 to 2017

Supplementary notes

The source specified the following information:
Police personnel "may be understood to mean personnel in public agencies whose principal functions are the prevention, detection and investigation of crime and the apprehension of alleged offenders." It excludes data concerning support staff.
The figures have been rounded.

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