In 2020, there was the full-time equivalent of 718,217 state and local police officers in the United States. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when there were 719,255 state and local police officers in the United States.
Number of full-time state and local police officers in the United States from 2000 to 2020
Figures include full-time equivalent count of people employed in law enforcement positions with powers of arrest.
Data from previous years can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (May 12, 2021). Number of full-time state and local police officers in the United States from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750829/number-of-state-and-local-police-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. "Number of full-time state and local police officers in the United States from 2000 to 2020." Chart. May 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750829/number-of-state-and-local-police-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of full-time state and local police officers in the United States from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750829/number-of-state-and-local-police-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of full-time state and local police officers in the United States from 2000 to 2020 [Graph], US Census Bureau, May 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/750829/number-of-state-and-local-police-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
