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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: Location Quotient by State

How concentrated police and sheriff's patrol officers are here compared with the country as a whole. A value of 1.0 matches the national average; 2.0 means twice as concentrated.

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Highest states

StatePolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: Location Quotient
Puerto Rico2.9
Mississippi1.6
District of Columbia1.6
Louisiana1.5
Oklahoma1.3
South Carolina1.3
Alabama1.3
New York1.3
New Mexico1.2
New Jersey1.2
Virginia1.1
Illinois1.1

Lowest states

StatePolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: Location Quotient
Oregon0.6
Washington0.6
Minnesota0.7
Utah0.7
Iowa0.8
Idaho0.8
Maine0.8
Vermont0.8
Colorado0.8
Nebraska0.8
Maryland0.8
New Hampshire0.8

Counted among: Wage and salary workers, all industries