Table 78
VIRGINIA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by City, 2018
| City | Population |
Total law enforcement employees |
Total officers |
Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 7,949 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Alexandria | 162,588 | 408 | 320 | 88 |
| Altavista | 3,417 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Amherst | 2,194 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Appalachia | 1,568 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ashland | 7,876 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Bedford | 6,532 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Berryville | 4,361 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Big Stone Gap | 5,215 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Blacksburg | 44,853 | 76 | 64 | 12 |
| Blackstone | 3,367 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Bluefield | 4,624 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Bowling Green | 1,175 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bridgewater | 6,125 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Bristol | 16,613 | 72 | 52 | 20 |
| Broadway | 3,908 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brookneal | 1,102 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Buena Vista | 6,272 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Burkeville | 402 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Charles | 1,009 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,011 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlottesville | 48,585 | 140 | 114 | 26 |
| Chase City | 2,219 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Chatham | 1,434 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesapeake | 242,310 | 519 | 373 | 146 |
| Chilhowie | 1,718 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Chincoteague | 2,881 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Christiansburg | 22,444 | 66 | 61 | 5 |
| Clarksville | 1,175 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Clifton Forge | 3,524 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Clintwood | 1,311 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Coeburn | 1,881 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Colonial Beach | 3,584 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Colonial Heights | 17,857 | 56 | 52 | 4 |
| Covington | 5,462 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| Crewe | 2,151 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Culpeper | 18,671 | 54 | 45 | 9 |
| Damascus | 788 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Danville | 40,781 | 134 | 122 | 12 |
| Dayton | 1,615 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dublin | 2,667 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 5,265 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Elkton | 2,860 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Emporia | 5,184 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| Exmore | 1,386 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Fairfax City | 24,259 | 81 | 62 | 19 |
| Falls Church | 14,884 | 40 | 32 | 8 |
| Farmville | 7,778 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Franklin | 8,100 | 37 | 27 | 10 |
| Fredericksburg | 28,919 | 94 | 69 | 25 |
| Front Royal | 15,356 | 51 | 38 | 13 |
| Galax | 6,559 | 39 | 23 | 16 |
| Gate City | 1,888 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Glade Spring | 1,424 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 1,106 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Lyn | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordonsville | 1,606 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gretna | 1,205 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Grottoes | 2,813 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Grundy | 917 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Halifax | 1,219 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hampton | 133,965 | 371 | 270 | 101 |
| Harrisonburg | 54,869 | 121 | 101 | 20 |
| Haymarket | 1,744 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Haysi | 480 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Herndon | 24,697 | 67 | 53 | 14 |
| Hillsville | 2,644 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Honaker | 1,343 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hopewell | 22,562 | 79 | 59 | 20 |
| Hurt | 1,235 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Independence | 895 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonesville | 938 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenbridge | 1,198 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1,407 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| La Crosse | 574 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrenceville | 1,004 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 3,184 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Leesburg | 56,030 | 95 | 79 | 16 |
| Lexington | 7,098 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| Louisa | 1,678 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Luray | 4,806 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Lynchburg | 81,603 | 188 | 166 | 22 |
| Manassas | 41,888 | 118 | 90 | 28 |
| Manassas Park | 16,882 | 38 | 30 | 8 |
| Marion | 5,615 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| Martinsville | 13,025 | 50 | 45 | 5 |
| Middleburg | 879 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Middletown | 1,365 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mount Jackson | 2,100 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Narrows | 1,950 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| New Market | 2,245 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport News | 178,734 | 567 | 421 | 146 |
| Norfolk | 244,347 | 801 | 702 | 99 |
| Norton | 3,914 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| Occoquan | 1,097 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Onancock | 1,218 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Onley | 502 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Orange | 5,016 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Parksley | 817 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pearisburg | 2,643 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Pembroke | 1,084 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pennington Gap | 1,732 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Petersburg | 31,568 | 111 | 87 | 24 |
| Poquoson | 12,011 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 94,218 | 350 | 232 | 118 |
| Pound | 939 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pulaski | 8,720 | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| Purcellville | 10,090 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Quantico | 529 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Radford | 17,797 | 47 | 35 | 12 |
| Remington | 645 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Creek | 744 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Richlands | 5,256 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Richmond | 229,927 | 841 | 737 | 104 |
| Roanoke | 100,042 | 309 | 263 | 46 |
| Rocky Mount | 4,762 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Rural Retreat | 1,459 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salem | 25,942 | 84 | 59 | 25 |
| Saltville | 1,927 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Shenandoah | 2,316 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Smithfield | 8,392 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| South Boston | 7,721 | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| South Hill | 4,345 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Stanley | 1,651 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Staunton | 24,584 | 63 | 50 | 13 |
| Stephens City | 2,024 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Paul | 877 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Strasburg | 6,643 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 90,817 | 231 | 178 | 53 |
| Tangier | 708 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tappahannock | 2,417 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Tazewell | 4,185 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Timberville | 2,662 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Victoria | 1,631 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Vienna | 16,660 | 51 | 41 | 10 |
| Vinton | 8,077 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Virginia Beach | 451,001 | 953 | 778 | 175 |
| Warrenton | 9,912 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Warsaw | 1,484 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Waverly | 1,976 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Waynesboro | 22,470 | 58 | 47 | 11 |
| Weber City | 1,224 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| West Point | 3,311 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| White Stone | 332 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Williamsburg | 15,191 | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| Winchester | 28,128 | 85 | 76 | 9 |
| Windsor | 2,731 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Wise | 2,965 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Woodstock | 5,232 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Wytheville | 7,969 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
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