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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: per 1,000 Jobs by State

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers per 1,000 jobs of any kind. This adjusts for the size of the local job market.

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Highest states

StatePolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: per 1,000 Jobs
Puerto Rico12.4
Mississippi6.9
District of Columbia6.7
Louisiana6.4
Oklahoma5.7
South Carolina5.6
Alabama5.5
New York5.5
New Mexico5.3
New Jersey5.1
Virginia4.9
Illinois4.8

Lowest states

StatePolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: per 1,000 Jobs
Oregon2.6
Washington2.6
Minnesota3.1
Utah3.2
Idaho3.3
Iowa3.3
Maine3.3
Colorado3.3
Vermont3.4
Nebraska3.4
Maryland3.5
New Hampshire3.6

Counted among: Wage and salary workers, all industries