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. Atlanta, Georgia
> Law enforcement employees: 452.8 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 1,694
> Total civilian employees: 446
> Total population: 472,579
> Violent crime rate: 1,083.6 per 100,000 people
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19. Key West, Florida
> Law enforcement employees: 454.3 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 92
> Total civilian employees: 26
> Total population: 25,976
> Violent crime rate: 392.7 per 100,000 people
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18. Trenton, New Jersey
> Law enforcement employees: 455.5 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 246
> Total civilian employees: 135
> Total population: 83,644
> Violent crime rate: 1,347.4 per 100,000 people
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17. Anderson, South Carolina
> Law enforcement employees: 465.1 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 91
> Total civilian employees: 37
> Total population: 27,522
> Violent crime rate: N/A
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16. Tukwila, Washington
> Law enforcement employees: 465.5 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 77
> Total civilian employees: 17
> Total population: 20,195
> Violent crime rate: 831.9 per 100,000 people
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15. Baltimore, Maryland
> Law enforcement employees: 470.3 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 2,512
> Total civilian employees: 396
> Total population: 618,385
> Violent crime rate: 1,780.4 per 100,000 people
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14. Jersey City, New Jersey
> Law enforcement employees: 480.5 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 865
> Total civilian employees: 414
> Total population: 266,179
> Violent crime rate: 479.4 per 100,000 people
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13. Anniston, Alabama
> Law enforcement employees: 481.9 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 87
> Total civilian employees: 20
> Total population: 22,205
> Violent crime rate: 3,310.1 per 100,000 people
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12. Chicago, Illinois
> Law enforcement employees: 482.0 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 11,954
> Total civilian employees: 1,181
> Total population: 2,725,153
> Violent crime rate: 1,105.5 per 100,000 people
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11. Newark, New Jersey
> Law enforcement employees: 491.4 per 100,000 people
> Total officers: 1,113
> Total civilian employees: 270
> Total population: 45,893
> Violent crime rate: 936.9 per 100,000 people
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