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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40. Ocala, Florida
> Law enforcement employees: 394.2 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 159
> Total civilian employees: 72
> Total population: 58,596
> Violent crime rate: 790.2 per 100,000 people
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39. Alexandria, Louisiana
> Law enforcement employees: 396.4 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 157
> Total civilian employees: 33
> Total population: 155,319
> Violent crime rate: 1,842.0 per 100,000 people
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38. Boston, Massachusetts
> Law enforcement employees: 397.4 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 2,125
> Total civilian employees: 553
> Total population: 673,880
> Violent crime rate: 707.4 per 100,000 people
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37. Santa Monica, California
> Law enforcement employees: 398.2 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 204
> Total civilian employees: 170
> Total population: 93,921
> Violent crime rate: 505.7 per 100,000 people
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36. Farmington, New Mexico
> Law enforcement employees: 399.8 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 131
> Total civilian employees: 38
> Total population: 23,505
> Violent crime rate: 693.2 per 100,000 people
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35. Paramus, New Jersey
> Law enforcement employees: 400.6 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 87
> Total civilian employees: 21
> Total population: 26,958
> Violent crime rate: 122.4 per 100,000 people
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34. East Orange, New Jersey
> Law enforcement employees: 404.4 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 205
> Total civilian employees: 57
> Total population: 64,787
> Violent crime rate: 674.5 per 100,000 people
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33. Pascagoula, Mississippi
> Law enforcement employees: 407.4 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 62
> Total civilian employees: 28
> Total population: 22,091
> Violent crime rate: N/A
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32. Rochester, New York
> Law enforcement employees: 412.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 747
> Total civilian employees: 117
> Total population: 113,306
> Violent crime rate: 880.1 per 100,000 people
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31. Poughkeepsie, New York
> Law enforcement employees: 413.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 91
> Total civilian employees: 34
> Total population: 30,262
> Violent crime rate: 773.2 per 100,000 people
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