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Sheriffs' Office Personnel, 1993-2013

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THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN SHERIFFS' OFFICES INCREASED NEARLY 60 PERCENT FROM 1993 TO 2013

WASHINGTON – Between 1993 and 2013, the number of full-time employees in U.S. sheriffs' offices increased 57 percent...

Local Police Departments, 2013: Equipment and Technology

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AN ESTIMATED 32 PERCENT OF LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE USING BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN 2013

WASHINGTON – An estimated 32 percent of local police departments provided at least some officers with body-worn cameras...

Local Police Departments, 2013: Personnel, Policies, and Practices

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PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITIES NEARLY DOUBLED BETWEEN 1987 AND 2013

WASHINGTON – In 2013, the percentage of police officers who were members of racial or ethnic minority groups (black or African...