The Fifty States, Fourth Edition - Comparative RankingsFifty States Cover


Demographics:   Population    Projected Population Growth    Median Age    White Population    African American Population    Asian Population    Native American Population    Multi-Racial Population    Hispanic Population    Median Household Income   
Vital Statistics:   Cancer Death Rates    Ischaemic Heart Disease Death Rates    Cerebrovascular Disease Death Rates    Transport Accident Death Rates    Suicide Death Rates    Abortion Rates    Infant Mortality Rates    Marriage Rates    Divorce Rates   
Economy:   Real Gross Domestic Product    Foreign Exports    Personal Income Per Capita    Energy Consumption   
Land and Water:   Land Area    Water Area    Federally-Owned Land    Forest Land    Cropland    Pastureland    Farm Acreage   
Health and Medical Care:   Number of Physicians    Percentage of Residents Under Age 19 with Health Insurance    Percentage of Residents Age 19-64 with Health Insurance    Chlamydia Rates    Gonorrhea Rates    Primary and Secondary Syphilis Rates    HIV Diagnoses    Percentage of Adults who are Current Smokers   
Housing:   Home Ownership Rates    Median Value of Owner-Occupied Homes    Gross Rent   
Education:   High School Graduation Rates    Percentage of Population with a Bachelors Degree or Higher    Percentage of Population with Graduate/Professional Degrees   
Transportation and Travel:   Automobile Registrations    Retail Gasoline Prices    Miles of Interstate Highway   
Crime and Law Enforcement:   Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers    Prison Population    Violent Crime Rate    Property Crime Rate    Total Crime Rate   
Government and Finance:   Revenue Per Capita    Expenditures Per Capita    Cash Per Capita    Debt Per Capita   
Politics:   Voter Participation in the 2020 Presidential Election   

Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers, 2019

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State Region Rank Rate1 Number
District of ColumbiaSouth1599.14,228
New JerseyNortheast2438.937,712
LouisianaSouth3350.612,156
New YorkNortheast4341.762,347
IllinoisMidwest5306.529,419
PennsylvaniaNortheast6271.125,656
MarylandSouth7264.615,575
TennesseeSouth8259.917,726
MassachusettsNortheast9259.216,349
AlabamaSouth10257.610,804
KansasMidwest11257.57,085
GeorgiaSouth12257.121,562
WyomingWest13254.31,409
MissouriMidwest14247.614,762
DelawareSouth15244.42,366
OhioMidwest16243.412,508
FloridaSouth17239.946,370
Rhode IslandNortheast18239.82,540
South CarolinaSouth19238.211,586
ArkansasSouth20237.07,138
CaliforniaWest21235.479,616
NevadaWest22232.75,549
North DakotaMidwest23232.21,769
OklahomaSouth24231.69,156
MississippiSouth25229.02,806
North CarolinaSouth26228.723,966
VermontNortheast27227.81,419
VirginiaSouth28227.219,393
WisconsinMidwest29226.712,936
New HampshireNortheast30220.02,843
ColoradoWest30220.012,468
IndianaMidwest32217.87,974
ConnecticutNortheast33215.37,278
West VirginiaSouth34203.83,631
TexasSouth35202.851,760
South DakotaMidwest36201.61,751
KentuckySouth37196.97,352
New MexicoWest37196.91,794
NebraskaMidwest39196.33,755
HawaiiWest40195.22,764
MichiganMidwest41188.418,068
MontanaWest42183.81,958
MinnesotaMidwest43181.110,204
ArizonaWest44179.013,029
IowaMidwest45175.35,410
AlaskaWest46173.81,271
MaineNortheast47171.32,302
IdahoWest48168.63,011
UtahWest49167.75,220
OregonWest50152.86,415
WashingtonWest51145.411,029
United States241.8697,195

Note: (1) Rates are officers per 100,000 population
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, Crime in the United States 2019