Table 78
VIRGINIA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by City, 2017
| City | Population |
Total law enforcement employees |
Total officers |
Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 8,066 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Alexandria | 158,256 | 415 | 317 | 98 |
| Altavista | 3,470 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Amherst | 2,201 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Appalachia | 1,638 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ashland | 7,722 | 29 | 26 | 3 |
| Bedford | 6,622 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Berryville | 4,324 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Big Stone Gap | 5,334 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Blacksburg | 45,443 | 75 | 63 | 12 |
| Blackstone | 3,427 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Bluefield | 4,894 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Boykins | 539 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bridgewater | 6,119 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Bristol | 16,795 | 72 | 52 | 20 |
| Broadway | 3,889 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brookneal | 1,117 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Buena Vista | 6,413 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Burkeville | 402 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Charles | 1,044 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,049 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlottesville | 47,446 | 151 | 123 | 28 |
| Chase City | 2,268 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Chatham | 1,473 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesapeake | 240,119 | 561 | 379 | 182 |
| Chilhowie | 1,712 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Chincoteague | 2,916 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Christiansburg | 22,272 | 65 | 60 | 5 |
| Clarksville | 1,181 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Clifton Forge | 3,689 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Clintwood | 1,285 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Coeburn | 1,970 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Colonial Beach | 3,577 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Colonial Heights | 17,820 | 57 | 53 | 4 |
| Covington | 5,442 | 29 | 18 | 11 |
| Crewe | 2,199 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Culpeper | 18,232 | 51 | 42 | 9 |
| Damascus | 796 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Danville | 41,680 | 131 | 120 | 11 |
| Dayton | 1,621 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dublin | 2,710 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 5,219 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Elkton | 2,871 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Emporia | 5,201 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| Exmore | 1,438 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Fairfax City | 24,406 | 77 | 58 | 19 |
| Falls Church | 14,278 | 42 | 33 | 9 |
| Farmville | 8,127 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Franklin | 8,250 | 34 | 26 | 8 |
| Fredericksburg | 29,016 | 93 | 65 | 28 |
| Front Royal | 15,270 | 47 | 36 | 11 |
| Galax | 6,728 | 39 | 23 | 16 |
| Gate City | 1,911 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Glade Spring | 1,446 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 1,117 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Lyn | 118 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordonsville | 1,599 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gretna | 1,231 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Grottoes | 2,821 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Grundy | 949 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Halifax | 1,240 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hampton | 134,929 | 361 | 265 | 96 |
| Harrisonburg | 53,717 | 117 | 99 | 18 |
| Haymarket | 2,001 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Haysi | 473 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Herndon | 24,561 | 72 | 56 | 16 |
| Hillsville | 2,643 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Honaker | 1,352 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hopewell | 22,723 | 82 | 63 | 19 |
| Hurt | 1,260 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Independence | 919 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonesville | 948 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenbridge | 1,214 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1,431 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| La Crosse | 581 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrenceville | 1,019 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 3,260 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Leesburg | 54,393 | 93 | 77 | 16 |
| Lexington | 7,034 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| Louisa | 1,665 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Luray | 4,804 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Lynchburg | 80,890 | 196 | 171 | 25 |
| Manassas | 41,995 | 114 | 90 | 24 |
| Manassas Park | 16,158 | 39 | 30 | 9 |
| Marion | 5,837 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Martinsville | 13,383 | 50 | 45 | 5 |
| Middleburg | 856 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Middletown | 1,345 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mount Jackson | 2,048 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Narrows | 1,963 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| New Market | 2,217 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport News | 181,738 | 579 | 431 | 148 |
| Norfolk | 245,190 | 799 | 713 | 86 |
| Norton | 3,842 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| Occoquan | 1,082 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Onancock | 1,266 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Onley | 513 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Orange | 5,033 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Parksley | 841 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pearisburg | 2,683 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Pembroke | 1,086 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pennington Gap | 1,759 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Petersburg | 31,739 | 114 | 90 | 24 |
| Poquoson | 11,981 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 95,100 | 297 | 222 | 75 |
| Pound | 945 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pulaski | 8,799 | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| Purcellville | 9,779 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Quantico | 550 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Radford | 17,641 | 47 | 36 | 11 |
| Remington | 637 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Creek | 752 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Richlands | 5,365 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| Richmond | 226,236 | 835 | 695 | 140 |
| Roanoke | 100,027 | 302 | 254 | 48 |
| Rocky Mount | 4,801 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Rural Retreat | 1,480 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salem | 25,624 | 86 | 62 | 24 |
| Saltville | 1,998 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Shenandoah | 2,328 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Smithfield | 8,492 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| South Boston | 7,919 | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| South Hill | 4,449 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Stanley | 1,643 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Staunton | 24,423 | 62 | 49 | 13 |
| Stephens City | 1,990 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Paul | 899 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Strasburg | 6,613 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 89,922 | 249 | 188 | 61 |
| Tangier | 722 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tappahannock | 2,386 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Tazewell | 4,320 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Timberville | 2,659 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Victoria | 1,663 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Vienna | 16,590 | 50 | 41 | 9 |
| Vinton | 8,207 | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| Virginia Beach | 454,353 | 984 | 805 | 179 |
| Warrenton | 9,901 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
| Warsaw | 1,483 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Waverly | 2,033 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Waynesboro | 22,004 | 52 | 42 | 10 |
| Weber City | 1,234 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| West Point | 3,313 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| White Stone | 340 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Williamsburg | 15,464 | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| Winchester | 27,715 | 80 | 72 | 8 |
| Windsor | 2,694 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Wise | 3,056 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Woodstock | 5,272 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Wytheville | 8,084 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
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