Police Officers per 1,000 People by County
Sworn officers employed by local law enforcement in the county, per 1,000 residents. Counts who is employed there, not how much crime there is: a county hosting a small city with its own force shows more officers than its population alone would suggest. In counties of a few thousand people one agency's staffing sets the whole rate, so the extremes are thin rather than remarkable.
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Highest counties
| County | Police Officers per 1,000 People |
|---|---|
| Moore County, Tennessee | 24.3 |
| Mora County, New Mexico | 23.6 |
| Cameron Parish, Louisiana | 16.9 |
| Billings County, North Dakota | 10.7 |
| Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana | 10.6 |
| Gilpin County, Colorado | 10.2 |
| Eureka County, Nevada | 8.8 |
| Glasscock County, Texas | 7.5 |
| Alpine County, California | 7.4 |
| Northampton County, Virginia | 7.3 |
| Dunn County, North Dakota | 7.2 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | 7.0 |
Lowest counties
| County | Police Officers per 1,000 People |
|---|---|
| Perry County, Pennsylvania | 0.0 |
| New York County, New York | 0.0 |
| Kings County, New York | 0.0 |
| Bronx County, New York | 0.0 |
| Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota | 0.1 |
| Chester County, South Carolina | 0.1 |
| Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | 0.1 |
| Lawrence County, Ohio | 0.1 |
| Coshocton County, Ohio | 0.1 |
| Brown County, Ohio | 0.1 |
| Adams County, Ohio | 0.1 |
| Sandoval County, New Mexico | 0.1 |