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In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] The highest median of police officers – around 400 – was observed in West Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe. [1]
Per 1,000 capita (total) Per 1,000 capita (active) Ref Afghanistan: 170,000 0 0 170,000 4.3 ... List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers; Notes
[50] [51] A 2018 study in the American Journal of Public Health found the mortality rate by police per 100,000 was 1.9 to 2.4 for black men, 0.8 to 1.2 for Hispanic men and 0.6 to 0.7 for white men. [52] The table below gives recent CDC statistics showing the proportions of fatal police shootings and all firearm deaths by race. [53]
For every 1,000 people killed by police, only one officer is convicted of a crime. Killings By Police Ferguson.
The cost of policing rapidly expanded during the 1960s. In 1951, American cities spent $82 per person on policing. Adjusting for inflation, police spending increased over 300% by 2016, to $286 per person. [55] In the 1990s, many law enforcement agencies began to adopt community policing strategies, and others adopted problem-oriented policing.
With almost two months remaining in 2023, RI state police have made more than 870 DUI arrests. They say they made 788 arrests in 2022. State police could top 1,000 DUI arrests by the end of the year.
Over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other means not intended to be lethal, an investigation led by The Associated ...
Most cities and many towns maintain their own police departments, including even small towns with police departments consisting of a few officers. In addition, most state universities maintain their own police departments, as do many airports and seaports. [60] [61] The United States Armed Forces maintain numerous military police agencies ...