Table 26
VIRGINIA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by City, 2016
| City | Population |
Total law enforcement employees |
Total officers |
Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 8,105 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Alexandria | 155,319 | 409 | 317 | 92 |
| Altavista | 3,478 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Amherst | 2,206 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Appalachia | 1,655 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ashland | 7,559 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Bedford | 6,556 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Berryville | 4,323 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Big Stone Gap | 5,378 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Blacksburg | 44,528 | 71 | 61 | 10 |
| Blackstone | 3,467 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Bloxom | 384 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bluefield | 5,247 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Boykins | 539 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bridgewater | 5,939 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Bristol | 16,908 | 72 | 52 | 20 |
| Broadway | 3,831 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brookneal | 1,120 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Buena Vista | 6,576 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Burkeville | 408 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Charles | 1,019 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,064 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlottesville | 46,979 | 157 | 124 | 33 |
| Chase City | 2,285 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Chatham | 1,482 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesapeake | 236,570 | 501 | 387 | 114 |
| Chilhowie | 1,733 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Chincoteague | 2,909 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Christiansburg | 22,134 | 65 | 59 | 6 |
| Clarksville | 1,199 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Clifton Forge | 3,713 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Clintwood | 1,309 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Coeburn | 1,982 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Colonial Beach | 3,589 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Colonial Heights | 17,814 | 56 | 52 | 4 |
| Covington | 5,570 | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| Crewe | 2,225 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Culpeper | 17,733 | 52 | 44 | 8 |
| Damascus | 799 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Danville | 41,686 | 132 | 124 | 8 |
| Dayton | 1,598 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Dublin | 2,719 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 5,263 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Elkton | 2,826 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Emporia | 5,382 | 32 | 22 | 10 |
| Exmore | 1,443 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Fairfax City | 24,173 | 83 | 63 | 20 |
| Falls Church | 14,124 | 41 | 31 | 10 |
| Farmville | 8,159 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| Franklin | 8,423 | 37 | 25 | 12 |
| Fredericksburg | 28,823 | 91 | 66 | 25 |
| Front Royal | 15,193 | 47 | 37 | 10 |
| Galax | 6,858 | 40 | 24 | 16 |
| Gate City | 1,937 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Glade Spring | 1,452 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Lyn | 116 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordonsville | 1,595 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gretna | 1,243 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Grottoes | 2,776 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Grundy | 970 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Halifax | 1,243 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hampton | 135,504 | 393 | 271 | 122 |
| Harrisonburg | 52,972 | 113 | 95 | 18 |
| Haymarket | 2,019 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Haysi | 470 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Herndon | 24,806 | 70 | 55 | 15 |
| Hillsville | 2,666 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Honaker | 1,382 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hopewell | 22,204 | 80 | 61 | 19 |
| Hurt | 1,269 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Independence | 923 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonesville | 968 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenbridge | 1,220 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1,428 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| La Crosse | 586 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrenceville | 1,019 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 3,323 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Leesburg | 53,016 | 83 | 68 | 15 |
| Lexington | 7,264 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Louisa | 1,633 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Luray | 4,817 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Lynchburg | 80,215 | 198 | 172 | 26 |
| Manassas | 42,267 | 119 | 92 | 27 |
| Manassas Park | 15,912 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
| Marion | 5,956 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Martinsville | 13,553 | 51 | 46 | 5 |
| Middleburg | 835 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Middletown | 1,324 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mount Jackson | 2,051 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Narrows | 1,940 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| New Market | 2,220 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport News | 181,676 | 547 | 410 | 137 |
| Norfolk | 245,734 | 811 | 718 | 93 |
| Norton | 3,911 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| Occoquan | 1,042 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Onancock | 1,260 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Onley | 516 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Orange | 4,992 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Parksley | 840 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pearisburg | 2,655 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Pembroke | 1,073 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pennington Gap | 1,793 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Petersburg | 32,293 | 120 | 93 | 27 |
| Pocahontas | 376 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Poquoson | 11,975 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 95,813 | 312 | 231 | 81 |
| Pound | 957 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pulaski | 8,855 | 31 | 27 | 4 |
| Purcellville | 9,547 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Quantico | 548 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Radford | 17,504 | 49 | 37 | 12 |
| Remington | 634 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Creek | 744 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Richlands | 5,443 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Richmond | 222,430 | 802 | 680 | 122 |
| Roanoke | 99,978 | 292 | 245 | 47 |
| Rocky Mount | 4,803 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Salem | 25,396 | 85 | 62 | 23 |
| Saltville | 2,022 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Shenandoah | 2,334 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Smithfield | 8,418 | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| South Boston | 7,944 | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| South Hill | 4,503 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Stanley | 1,649 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Staunton | 24,399 | 62 | 46 | 16 |
| Stephens City | 1,962 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Paul | 910 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Strasburg | 6,622 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 88,342 | 243 | 182 | 61 |
| Tangier | 726 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tappahannock | 2,387 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Tazewell | 4,378 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Timberville | 2,618 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Victoria | 1,668 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Vienna | 16,679 | 48 | 37 | 11 |
| Vinton | 8,266 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Virginia Beach | 453,017 | 951 | 779 | 172 |
| Warrenton | 9,953 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Warsaw | 1,492 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Waverly | 2,057 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Waynesboro | 21,464 | 53 | 42 | 11 |
| Weber City | 1,251 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| West Point | 3,336 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Williamsburg | 15,256 | 40 | 37 | 3 |
| Winchester | 27,363 | 96 | 72 | 24 |
| Windsor | 2,681 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Wise | 3,093 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Woodstock | 5,277 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Wytheville | 8,097 | 39 | 29 | 10 |
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