In 2019 671 percent of full-time civilian law enforcement employees in the United States were female. In 2013 racial or ethnic minorities comprised 27 percent of local police officers the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Percentage of minority police officers in the united states. In 2019 there were 697195 full-time law enforcement officers employed in the United States. There was no reported Native American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander or multiracial officers in the LEMAS data but 5 percent of the full-time sworn staff is categorized as having an unknown race. The relationships between police and ethnic and racial minorities present some of the more enduring and complex problems in policing throughout the world.
There are more than 800000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the United States which is the highest figure everAbout 12 percent of those are female. The decentralized fragmented and local nature of law enforcement in the United States makes it challenging to accurately count the number of agencies and officers. African-Americans make up nearly half of residents in North Charleston but less than 20 percent of its police department.
In 2013 more than a quarter 27 of officers were racial or ethnic minorities up from 23 in 2000. Some 12 of full-time local police officers in 2013 were black equal to their share of all US. For example minorities may be generally deprived of police protection and other services to which they are entitled.
Crime fighting has taken its toll. Overall the survey showed that the total number of minority officers rose nationally to 273 percent in 2013 compared to 253 percent in 2007 which was mostly due to the increase in Asian and. An estimated 12 percent of officers were Hispanic or Latino in 2013 which was more than double the estimated 5 percent in 1987.
Single-officer police departments to those with more than 30000 officers. Police - Police - Police and minorities. Police Department Race and Ethnicity Demographic Data View demographic data showing representation of racial and ethnic minorities in each police department.
Black officers made up about 12 percent of local police officers in 2013 up from about 9 percent in 1987. The most common type of agency is the small town police department that employs 10 or fewer officers. Since the first recorded police death in 1786 there have been more than 22000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
The number of full-time law enforcement officers reached a peak in 2008 with 708569 officers. More than 12000 local police departments were operating in the United States during 2016. The police department staff of full-time sworn officers is 39 percent white 46 percent African American 5 percent Latino and 4 percent Asian American according to 2013 LEMAS Survey data.
Of the city population groups cities with populations of 10000 to 24999 inhabitants employed the highest percentage 921 of male officers. On the one hand the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that the proportion of Black. Researchers say it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about Black officers from the federal data.
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Public Policy and Administration Criminal Justice Walden University August 2019. Nationwide in 2013 884 percent of full-time law enforcement officers were males. Such relationships can be harmonious but they often are problematic.
A local police department is a law enforcement agency other than a sheriffs office that is operated by a unit of local government such as a town city township or county. Police departments have also become more racially and ethnically diverse. Key Data about the Profession.
About 80 percent of the departments officers are white. Perception of Racial Minorities and Police Officers in Southeastern United States by William H. But back to the demographics.
Officers identified as Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaska Native accounted for 3 percent of local police officers in 2013 and 2007. Nearly 61 percent 607 of full-time civilian law enforcement employees were females. Only 128 percent of full-time law enforcement officers were female while 872 percent.
