Cities With the Most and Least Police

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30. Shelby, North Carolina
> Law enforcement employees: 421.5 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 72
> Total civilian employees: 13
> Total population: 20,168
> Violent crime rate: 609.9 per 100,000 people

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29. Bayonne, New Jersey
> Law enforcement employees: 426.2 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 182
> Total civilian employees: 102
> Total population: 66,629
> Violent crime rate: 220.6 per 100,000 people

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28. Detroit, Michigan
> Law enforcement employees: 426.3 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 2,350
> Total civilian employees: 505
> Total population: 669,673
> Violent crime rate: 2,046.5 per 100,000 people

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27. Lumberton, North Carolina
> Law enforcement employees: 428.9 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 83
> Total civilian employees: 10
> Total population: 21,683
> Violent crime rate: 1,812.5 per 100,000 people

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26. Cincinnati, Ohio
> Law enforcement employees: 432.3 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 1,051
> Total civilian employees: 241
> Total population: 298,880
> Violent crime rate: 910.1 per 100,000 people

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25. Cleveland, Ohio
> Law enforcement employees: 434.5 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 1,444
> Total civilian employees: 234
> Total population: 44,423
> Violent crime rate: 1,630.9 per 100,000 people

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24. Riviera Beach, Florida
> Law enforcement employees: 437.3 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 107
> Total civilian employees: 43
> Total population: 34,304
> Violent crime rate: 1,384.7 per 100,000 people

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23. Albany, New York
> Law enforcement employees: 439.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 336
> Total civilian employees: 97
> Total population: 52,544
> Violent crime rate: 859.9 per 100,000 people

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22. Coral Gables, Florida
> Law enforcement employees: 440.6 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 160
> Total civilian employees: 69
> Total population: 51,980
> Violent crime rate: 148.1 per 100,000 people

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21. Naples, Florida
> Law enforcement employees: 447.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 67
> Total civilian employees: 31
> Total population: 21,917
> Violent crime rate: 86.7 per 100,000 people