Primary State Law Enforcement Agencies: Personnel, 2020

• In Event: National Law Enforcement Statistics 2024 with the Bureau of Justice Statistics

Abstract

This presentation uses data from the BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) data collection to describe the count and demographics of full-time sworn officers employed by the 49 active primary state law enforcement agencies in the United States during 2020. Primary state law enforcement agencies operate at the state level and may perform highway patrol, conduct statewide investigations, assist local and county police agencies with matters extending beyond their jurisdictions, and provide primary coverage in areas with no local or county police services. Specific topics include total personnel, race and sex of sworn personnel, functions of personnel, budget, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Results are presented by agency size and by region of the country. This presentation is based on the first ever LEMAS report published by BJS that examines primary state police agencies specifically.

Author

• Sean Goodison, Bureau of Justice Statistics, US DOJ