Law Enforcement Management and Administration Statistics, 1990 ...

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T/.;:bleC. Summary data 'for State and local law enforcement agencies
with 100 or more officers, by type of agency, 1990
Type of agency
County Municipal
Special
State
police police Sheriff police police
Item description (n-34) (n-380) (n-153) (n-17) (n-49)
Personnel
Number of agencies by number of full-time sworn officers:
1,000 or more 7 31 12 3 14
500-999 5 29 16 1 17
250-499 12 66 43 4 12
100-249 10 254 82 9 6
Number of employees and sworn officers
Total number of full-time employees 30,206 235,995 97,310 11,289 77,330
Total number of full-time sworn officers 23,205 183,804 64,296 10,169 52,372
Average number of full-time officers per 10,000 residents 12 21 10 2
Median percent change in number of employS"'..s 1986-1990:
All employees 15% 6% 24% 11% 5%
Sworn employees 12 4 22 3 3
Civilian employees 16 11 25 63 7
Average percent of sworn employees by job fu ootion category:
Administration 6% 5% 5% 6% 7%
Field operations 87 89 55 91 89
Technical support 6 5 4 3 3
Jail operations 1 0 27 0 0
Court operations 1 0 8 0 0
Average percent of civilian employees by job function category:
Administration 12% 10% 9% 16% 12%
Field operations 11 12 6 6 12
Technical support 67 67 36 57 75
Jail operations 2 4 42 0 0
Court operations 2 0 4 1 0
Other functions 6 6 3 20 2
Average percent of sworn employees by sex:
Male 91 % 93% 86% 89% 96%
Female 9 7 14 11 4
Average percent of sworn employees by race:
White, non-Hispanic 79% 84% 85% 66% 90%
Black. non-Hispanic 10 10 9 24 6
Hispanic, any race 2 6 5 8 3
Other race 9 1 1 2 1
Percent of agencies with educational requirement for officers:
4-year college degree 0% 1% 1% 0% 0%
2-year college degree 9 5 3 0 8
Nondegree college requirement 3 8 1 6 10
High school diploma 85 85 95 88 80
No formal requirement 3 1 0 6 2
Percent of agencies with . esidency refluirement for officers:
Area under agency's jurISdiction 1% 26% 42% 12% 59%
Other specified area 18 26 8 18 14
Expendjtures and pay
Median Iiscal1990 operating expenditure:
Total $18,653,000 $10,355,000 $16,441,000 $12,474,000 $42,951,000
Per employee 42,800 40,600 40,900 50,000 42,800
Per officer 55,200 53,800 64,700 73,400 60,700
Per resident 39 107 51 15
Median fiscal 1990 overtime expenditure:
Total $866,000 $384,000 $406,000 $1,050,000 $1,198,000
Per full-time officer 1,957 1,905 1,586 3,962 1,437
Average base starting salary:
Chief executive $60,600 $58,100 $63,300 $67,100 $56,900
Entry-level officer 24,100 24,50:i 21,700 27,400 22,800
x Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 1990