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  2. List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers

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    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] The median of police officers per population remained stable between 2002 and 2006, after an increase between 1995 and 2002. [1]

  3. Law enforcement by country - Wikipedia

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    The police force divides its functions into local and departmental deconcentrated units, such as the police departments (which act as departmental police forces and in some geographical areas under the command of the governors) and the metropolitan police forces that operate in the main cities; there are also police stations in each ...

  4. List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings ...

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    Official numbers are considerably lower. Official 2018 statistics show only 46 deaths in police custody and 24 deaths of people in police/judicial remand and an additional 21 civilian killed during police operations for a total of 91 nationally. See Table 16A and 16B.4 of Official Govt. of India publication: Crime in India 2018 [48] [49] Australia

  5. L.A. police, sheriff increase patrols ahead of possible ...

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    Fans in East L.A. take to the streets to celebrate the Dodger’s third straight win over the New York Yankees in the World Series on Oct. 28, 2024.

  6. Number of police officers sacked and barred from service ...

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    Nearly 600 police officers were sacked and barred from returning to the job in the year to March 2024, figures show. The number, 593, is a 50% rise on the 394 officers who were kicked out of the ...

  7. Law enforcement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    2014: Michael Brown was shot by a police officer after struggling with the officer and attempting to take the officer's gun. His death prompted citywide riots and protests that lasted approximately 5 days. [95] 2016: Philando Castile was shot by a police officer. Due to the rise of social media and cell phones, it is now easy for people to ...

  8. List of largest local police departments in the United States

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    Department State/Territory Number of full-time sworn officers As of (with reference) 1: New York City Police Department (NYPD) New York: 33,475: October 2024 [2] 2: Chicago Police Department (CPD) Illinois: 11,580: September 2024 [3] 3: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) California: 8,784: December 2024 [4] 4: Philadelphia Police Department ...

  9. Los Angeles Police Department - Wikipedia

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    In 1910, LAPD Officer Alice Stebbins Wells became the first sworn female police officer in the United States. Officer Georgia Ann Robinson, hired in 1916, was the first African-American female police officer. [15] Severe corruption issues within the LAPD and the rest of the city government lasted until the 1940s.