Special Report
Cities With the Most and Least Police
May 15, 2018 11:03 am
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 11:36 pm
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20. Calexico, California
> Law enforcement employees: 86.8 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 23
> Total civilian employees: 12
> Total population: 40,336
> Violent crime rate: 406.6 per 100,000 people
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19. Hercules, California
> Law enforcement employees: 86.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 20
> Total civilian employees: 2
> Total population: 25,553
> Violent crime rate: 207.4 per 100,000 people
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18. Farmington, Utah
> Law enforcement employees: 85.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 17
> Total civilian employees: 3
> Total population: 23,505
> Violent crime rate: 59.6 per 100,000 people
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17. Fairfield Township, Ohio
> Law enforcement employees: 84.8 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 19
> Total civilian employees: 0
> Total population: 22,417
> Violent crime rate: 124.9 per 100,000 people
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16. Soledad, California
> Law enforcement employees: 84.7 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 17
> Total civilian employees: 4
> Total population: 24,805
> Violent crime rate: 306.4 per 100,000 people
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15. Lone Peak, Utah
> Law enforcement employees: 83.2 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 21
> Total civilian employees: 3
> Total population: 28,862
> Violent crime rate: 13.9 per 100,000 people
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14. Hamburg Township, Michigan
> Law enforcement employees: 82.9 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 17
> Total civilian employees: 1
> Total population: 21,714
> Violent crime rate: 64.5 per 100,000 people
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13. South Jordan, Utah
> Law enforcement employees: 82.6 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 50
> Total civilian employees: 8
> Total population: 70,226
> Violent crime rate: 75.5 per 100,000 people
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12. Syracuse, Utah
> Law enforcement employees: 82.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 21
> Total civilian employees: 2
> Total population: 28,011
> Violent crime rate: 42.8 per 100,000 people
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11. Webster Town and Village, New York
> Law enforcement employees: 80.9 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 32
> Total civilian employees: 4
> Total population: 44,487
> Violent crime rate: 56.2 per 100,000 people
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