Law enforcement employees by state (FBI)

Full-time sworn officers and civilian employees of law enforcement agencies on October 31, 2024, as reported to the FBI (police employee data), with the FBI's published rate of law enforcement employees per 1,000 people in the population covered, and the share of officers who are women and officers per 100,000 people covered (both derived by Quadranac). Data retrieved November 3, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer API (Uniform Crime Reporting Program); counts come from participating law enforcement agencies only.

Reference period: 2024
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Sworn officers, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Sworn officers. Highest: California (77,164); lowest: Vermont (1,099). Full data in the table below.Source: FBI.

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United States	772,750	362,989	3.53	240.7	14.3	99.71
Alabama	12,118	5,824	3.54	239.1	8.2	99.91
Alaska	1,216	678	2.56	164.3	9.3	100
Arizona	12,689	10,274	3.03	167.5	11.6	100
Arkansas	7,308	3,864	3.62	236.6	11.8	100
California	77,164	42,251	3.51	227	14.3	100
Colorado	13,088	7,088	3.39	220.1	15.6	99.83
Connecticut	7,825	1,827	2.63	212.9	13.4	100
Delaware	2,382	1,177	3.38	226.5	13.2	99.98
District of Columbia	3,667	876	6.47	522.2	25.2	100
Florida	44,825	27,591	3.38	209.1	17.1	100
Georgia	25,527	11,748	3.57	244.8	17.6	99.99
Hawaii	2,665	746	2.36	184.3	12	100
Idaho	3,185	2,901	3.1	162.4	7.9	99.95
Illinois	33,286	11,938	3.72	275.7	17	99.43
Indiana	10,753	5,287	2.88	194	8.6	99.56
Iowa	5,664	3,520	2.94	181.3	9.6	99.95
Kansas	7,294	3,101	3.66	258.4	12.8	99.31
Kentucky	7,935	2,609	2.62	197	6.9	99.99
Louisiana	14,296	6,135	4.47	312.8	21.2	99.96
Maine	2,419	740	2.25	172.2	10.3	100
Maryland	14,848	5,520	3.34	243.6	14.4	100
Massachusetts	18,092	4,283	3.15	255.2	11.3	99.85
Michigan	18,044	8,150	2.72	187.3	14.1	99.88
Minnesota	10,160	5,911	2.77	175.5	12.9	99.95
Mississippi	5,906	2,721	3.22	220.8	12.1	99.86
Missouri	12,332	5,661	3.35	230.1	11.6	99.92
Montana	2,064	1,426	3.07	181.5	8.7	100
Nebraska	3,701	1,743	2.81	191.1	11.6	99.99
Nevada	6,784	5,040	3.63	208.1	12.3	100
New Hampshire	2,838	936	2.72	205.6	11.2	99.51
New Jersey	37,555	10,838	5.14	412.9	11.9	96.54
New Mexico	4,845	2,155	3.98	275.3	12.4	100
New York	60,498	19,550	4.18	318.1	17.3	99.22
North Carolina	24,387	10,343	3.15	221	13.6	99.94
North Dakota	1,940	711	3.33	244.2	12.2	99.88
Ohio	19,174	7,182	2.93	213.2	12.2	99.92
Oklahoma	9,498	4,188	3.34	232.4	10.2	99.86
Oregon	6,627	4,380	2.58	155.1	11.6	100
Pennsylvania	26,512	5,506	3.11	260.9	10.8	98.79
Rhode Island	2,355	562	2.84	229.6	9.7	100
South Carolina	12,033	3,632	3.18	244.1	16	100
South Dakota	1,993	1,346	3.62	219.3	11.4	98.57
Tennessee	19,247	9,801	4.02	266.5	12.3	99.94
Texas	68,739	42,358	3.57	221.1	15	99.99
Utah	5,842	3,390	2.7	171.1	8.8	99.97
Vermont	1,099	405	2.32	169.5	11.9	100
Virginia	18,671	5,066	2.75	217.9	15.2	99.26
Washington	10,774	5,561	2.05	136	12.1	99.54
West Virginia	3,311	759	2.3	188.2	4.1	99.44
Wisconsin	12,345	5,009	3.21	229.3	14.3	99.69
Wyoming	1,394	1,082	4.62	260	11	100

Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer API: Law Enforcement Employees (police employee data, LEOKA program), 2024 (retrieved 2026-11-03). Reference period: 2024.

Cite this table

Source agency: FBI
Dataset: Crime Data Explorer API, police employee (LEOKA) data, 2024, retrieved 2026-11-03
Table: Law enforcement employees by state (FBI)
Data last updated: 2026-11-03
Page: https://quadranac.com/tables/us-police-employees/

Law enforcement employees by state (FBI) (United States, 2024). Data: FBI, Crime Data Explorer API, police employee (LEOKA) data, 2024, retrieved 2026-11-03. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-police-employees/