Table 78
VIRGINIA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by City, 2019
| City | Population |
Total law enforcement employees |
Total officers |
Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 7,933 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Alexandria | 162,258 | 413 | 322 | 91 |
| Altavista | 3,409 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Amherst | 2,179 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Appalachia | 1,544 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ashland | 7,916 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Bedford | 6,588 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| Berryville | 4,363 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Big Stone Gap | 5,170 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Blacksburg | 44,948 | 72 | 62 | 10 |
| Blackstone | 3,360 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Bluefield | 4,822 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Bowling Green | 1,187 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bridgewater | 6,167 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Bristol | 16,234 | 73 | 52 | 21 |
| Broadway | 3,973 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brookneal | 1,098 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Buena Vista | 6,156 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Burkeville | 402 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Charles | 1,002 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,003 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlottesville | 48,453 | 136 | 110 | 26 |
| Chase City | 2,212 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Chatham | 1,433 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesapeake | 243,726 | 577 | 388 | 189 |
| Chilhowie | 1,710 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Chincoteague | 2,872 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Christiansburg | 22,700 | 67 | 62 | 5 |
| Clarksville | 1,170 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Clifton Forge | 3,465 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Clintwood | 1,287 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Coeburn | 1,857 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Colonial Beach | 3,593 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Colonial Heights | 17,793 | 58 | 54 | 4 |
| Covington | 5,372 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Crewe | 2,148 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Culpeper | 18,873 | 52 | 45 | 7 |
| Damascus | 787 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Danville | 40,191 | 131 | 120 | 11 |
| Dayton | 1,636 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dublin | 2,604 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 5,265 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Elkton | 2,900 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Emporia | 5,000 | 36 | 25 | 11 |
| Exmore | 1,368 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Fairfax City | 24,689 | 79 | 60 | 19 |
| Falls Church | 15,008 | 44 | 31 | 13 |
| Farmville | 7,830 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Franklin | 7,899 | 34 | 24 | 10 |
| Fredericksburg | 29,641 | 96 | 73 | 23 |
| Front Royal | 15,336 | 52 | 38 | 14 |
| Galax | 6,320 | 39 | 23 | 16 |
| Gate City | 1,857 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Glade Spring | 1,426 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 1,111 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordonsville | 1,621 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gretna | 1,197 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Grottoes | 2,860 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Grundy | 900 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Halifax | 1,217 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hampton | 133,173 | 377 | 285 | 92 |
| Harrisonburg | 54,387 | 127 | 109 | 18 |
| Haymarket | 1,740 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Haysi | 472 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Herndon | 24,693 | 71 | 56 | 15 |
| Hillsville | 2,644 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Honaker | 1,330 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Hopewell | 22,461 | 86 | 66 | 20 |
| Hurt | 1,226 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Independence | 896 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonesville | 931 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenbridge | 1,180 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1,410 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| La Crosse | 573 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrenceville | 993 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 3,148 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Leesburg | 55,461 | 96 | 80 | 16 |
| Lexington | 7,107 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| Louisa | 1,721 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Luray | 4,853 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Lynchburg | 82,512 | 189 | 165 | 24 |
| Manassas | 41,850 | 118 | 85 | 33 |
| Manassas Park | 17,602 | 37 | 30 | 7 |
| Marion | 5,593 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Martinsville | 12,726 | 48 | 43 | 5 |
| Middleburg | 864 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Middletown | 1,396 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mount Jackson | 2,115 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Narrows | 1,955 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| New Market | 2,256 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Newport News | 177,319 | 603 | 445 | 158 |
| Norfolk | 242,813 | 783 | 691 | 92 |
| Norton | 3,940 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Occoquan | 1,109 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Onancock | 1,210 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Onley | 500 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Orange | 5,092 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Parksley | 810 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearisburg | 2,639 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Pembroke | 1,085 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pennington Gap | 1,716 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Petersburg | 31,273 | 112 | 91 | 21 |
| Pocahontas | 354 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Poquoson | 12,126 | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 93,991 | 274 | 220 | 54 |
| Pound | 927 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pulaski | 8,683 | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| Purcellville | 10,346 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Radford | 18,487 | 48 | 35 | 13 |
| Remington | 659 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Creek | 743 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Richlands | 5,198 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| Richmond | 230,721 | 851 | 734 | 117 |
| Roanoke | 99,752 | 291 | 248 | 43 |
| Rocky Mount | 4,744 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Rural Retreat | 1,453 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salem | 25,590 | 87 | 65 | 22 |
| Saltville | 1,910 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Shenandoah | 2,335 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Smithfield | 8,485 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| South Boston | 7,601 | 31 | 29 | 2 |
| South Hill | 4,335 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Stanley | 1,670 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Staunton | 24,931 | 64 | 48 | 16 |
| Stephens City | 2,069 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Paul | 862 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Strasburg | 6,686 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 91,486 | 233 | 173 | 60 |
| Tangier | 704 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tappahannock | 2,391 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Tazewell | 4,140 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Timberville | 2,697 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Victoria | 1,603 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Vienna | 16,660 | 50 | 40 | 10 |
| Vinton | 8,110 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Virginia Beach | 449,038 | 938 | 760 | 178 |
| Warrenton | 9,977 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Warsaw | 1,488 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Waverly | 1,949 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Waynesboro | 22,711 | 59 | 48 | 11 |
| Weber City | 1,204 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| West Point | 3,254 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Williamsburg | 14,965 | 43 | 41 | 2 |
| Winchester | 28,201 | 86 | 76 | 10 |
| Windsor | 2,763 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Wise | 2,926 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Woodstock | 5,267 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Wytheville | 7,909 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
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