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Policing in the United States is highly fragmented, [122] and there are no national minimum standards for licensing police officers in the U.S. [123] Researchers say police are given far more training on use of firearms than on de-escalating provocative situations. [124]
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]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers going aboard a ship to examine cargo. The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies (informally known as the "Feds") to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole.
Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
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 ...
With approximately 3,400 officers [2] and 600 civilian staff, it is the sixth-largest municipal police department in the United States. The department serves an area of 68 square miles (180 km 2) and a population of over 700,000 people. Established on August 6, 1861, the MPD is one of the oldest police departments in the United States.
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 ...
The Washington Post and Bowling Green University published a vividly thorough informative study about police officers who have killed people in the United States since 2005. The study found that ...