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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

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.

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