Table 70 Overview 2013 _final
Uniform Crime Report
Crime in the United States, 2013
Overview
Table 70
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, by Region and Geographic Division
by Population Group, Number and Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants, 2013
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In 2013, law enforcement agencies in U.S. cities reported an average of 2.8 full-
time law enforcement employees per 1,000 inhabitants, including both sworn
officers and civilians.
• The rate of full-time law enforcement employees was highest in cities in the
South with 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants.
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In cities in the Northeast, the rate of full-time law enforcement employees was
3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants.
• The rate of full-time law enforcement employees in cities in the Midwest was
2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.
• The rate of full-time law enforcement employees in cities in the West was 2.2 per
1,000 inhabitants.
Crime in the United States, 2013
U.S. Department of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released Fall 2014