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Table 76

Full-time State Law Enforcement Employees

by State, 2010

State Agency Total law enforcement employees Total
officers		 Total
civilians
Male Female Male Female
ALABAMA Highway Patrol 643 510 9 36 88
Other state agencies 306 248 11 7 40
ALASKA State Troopers 589 324 11 123 131
ARIZONA Department of Public Safety 1,907 1,074 59 299 475
Other state agencies 55 28 1 14 12
ARKANSAS State Police 943 506 25 118 294
Other state agencies 32 28 1 0 3
CALIFORNIA Highway Patrol 11,101 7,050 610 1,477 1,964
Other state agencies 1,235 914 225 18 78
COLORADO State Patrol 998 680 48 87 183
Other state agencies 285 74 33 71 107
CONNECTICUT State Police 1,690 1,084 86 243 277
Other state agencies 36 26 1 7 2
DELAWARE State Police 891 588 74 101 128
Other state agencies 656 275 101 58 222
FLORIDA Highway Patrol 2,077 1,392 180 165 340
Other state agencies 2,933 1,251 171 520 991
GEORGIA Department of Public Safety 1,457 1,002 48 168 239
Other state agencies 1,209 233 296 136 544
IDAHO State Police 459 246 10 58 145
ILLINOIS State Police 3,275 1,777 211 486 801
Other state agencies 434 276 23 75 60
INDIANA State Police 1,861 1,226 64 226 345
Other state agencies 102 78 16 0 8
IOWA Department of Public Safety 941 594 41 146 160
KANSAS Highway Patrol 820 517 17 108 178
Other state agencies 553 298 19 86 150
KENTUCKY State Police 1,897 1,088 30 390 389
Other state agencies 430 346 29 20 35
LOUISIANA State Police 1,710 1,129 52 166 363
Other state agencies 44 34 3 0 7
MAINE State Police 428 280 21 58 69
Other state agencies1 53 23 1 19 10
MARYLAND State Police 2,151 1,294 102 410 345
Other state agencies 1,695 882 143 325 345
MASSACHUSETTS State Police 2,388 1,754 163 185 286
Other state agencies1 277 226 41 3 7
MICHIGAN State Police 2,475 1,449 205 336 485
MINNESOTA State Patrol 769 486 56 118 109
Other state agencies 58 17 1 33 7
MISSISSIPPI Highway Safety Patrol 1,094 518 9 176 391
Other state agencies 74 56 5 1 12
MISSOURI State Highway Patrol 2,209 1,058 51 489 611
Other state agencies 516 453 30 1 32
MONTANA Highway Patrol 279 217 9 15 38
Other state agencies 24 21 0 0 3
NEBRASKA State Patrol 715 450 25 85 155
NEVADA Highway Patrol 943 470 65 122 286
Other state agencies 55 24 3 13 15
NEW HAMPSHIRE State Police 501 304 33 54 110
Other state agencies 33 18 3 4 8
NEW JERSEY State Police 4,233 2,826 110 605 692
Other state agencies 566 452 43 41 30
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey2 965 830 65 12 58
NEW MEXICO State Police 643 479 21 43 100
NEW YORK State Police 5,736 4,317 391 440 588
Other state agencies 276 226 23 11 16
NORTH CAROLINA Highway Patrol 2,218 1,657 46 276 239
Other state agencies 744 546 59 63 76
NORTH DAKOTA Highway Patrol 187 133 6 19 29
OHIO Highway Patrol 2,486 1,361 132 496 497
Other state agencies 495 365 28 29 73
OKLAHOMA Department of Public Safety 1,437 812 15 246 364
Other state agencies 67 31 4 22 10
OREGON State Police 815 582 47 70 116
Other state agencies 48 31 10 0 7
PENNSYLVANIA State Police 4,277 3,549 173 240 315
Other state agencies 174 142 7 16 9
RHODE ISLAND State Police 285 216 19 32 18
Other state agencies 89 68 4 12 5
SOUTH CAROLINA Highway Patrol 1,001 792 23 67 119
Other state agencies1 1,198 751 144 179 124
SOUTH DAKOTA Highway Patrol 265 161 5 65 34
Other state agencies 154 40 4 41 69
TENNESSEE Department of Safety 1,621 800 33 224 564
Other state agencies 1,023 562 75 121 265
TEXAS Department of Public Safety 8,208 3,291 195 1,626 3,096
UTAH Highway Patrol 544 405 18 30 91
Other state agencies 158 136 12 6 4
VERMONT State Police 430 301 26 35 68
Other state agencies 107 83 4 4 16
VIRGINIA State Police 2,521 1,754 104 200 463
Other state agencies 754 478 57 82 137
WASHINGTON State Patrol 2,233 995 76 574 588
Other state agencies 6 4 0 0 2
WEST VIRGINIA State Police 1,005 627 19 124 235
Other state agencies 184 153 1 13 17
WISCONSIN State Patrol 646 442 54 61 89
Other state agencies 510 404 59 19 28
WYOMING Highway Patrol 360 192 9 59 100
  • 1 The total employee count includes employees from agencies that are not represented in other law enforcement employee tables.
  • 2 Data reported are the number of law enforcement employees for the state of New Jersey.
  • NOTE: Caution should be used when comparing data from one state to that of another. The responsibilities of the various state police,
    highway patrol, and department of public safety agencies range from full law enforcement duties to only traffic patrol, which can impact both
    the level of employment for agencies as well as the ratio of sworn officers to civilians employed. Any valid comparison must take these
    factors and the other identified variables affecting crime into consideration.

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