Global InformationList of largest local police departments in the United States information
This is a list of the largest local police departments in the United States as defined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, by numbers of full-time sworn personnel.[1]
| Rank | Department | State/Territory | Number of full-time sworn officers |
As of (with reference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Police Department (NYPD) | New York | 33,695 | April 2024[2] |
| 2 | Chicago Police Department (CPD) | Illinois | 11,780 | February 2024[3] |
| 3 | Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) | California | 8,959 | April 2024[4] |
| 4 | Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) | Pennsylvania | 5,544 | March 2024[5] |
| 5 | Houston Police Department (HPD) | Texas | 5,164 | February 2024[6] |
| 6 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) | Nevada | 3,363 | 2022[7] |
| 7 | Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC) | District of Columbia | 3,328 | March 2024[8] |
| 8 | Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) | Florida | 3,120 | September 2022[9] |
| 9 | Dallas Police Department (DPD) | Texas | 3,031 | January 2024[10] |
| 10 | Phoenix Police Department (PPD) | Arizona | 2,563 | April 2024[11] |
| 11 | Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) | New York | 2,508 | September 2023[12] |
| 12 | Detroit Police Department (DPD) | Michigan | 2,496 | January 2024[13] |
| 13 | San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) | Texas | 2,403 | March 2023[14] |
| 14 | Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) | New York | 2,246 | September 2023[15] |
| 15 | Baltimore Police Department (BPD) | Maryland | 2,008 | March 2024[16] |
| 16 | San Diego Police Department (SDPD) | California | 1,870 | January 2024[17] |
| 17 | San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) | California | 1,857 | March 2024[18] |
| 18 | Memphis Police Department (MPD) | Tennessee | 1,850 | March 2024[19] |
| 19 | Columbus Division of Police (CPD) | Ohio | 1,779 | July 2023[20] |
| 20 | Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) | Maryland | 1,747 | April 2023[21] |
| 21 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) | North Carolina | 1,746 | April 2024[22][23] |
| 22 | Honolulu Police Department (HPD) | Hawaii | 1,740 | March 2024[24] |
| 23 | Boston Police Department (BPD) | Massachusetts | 1,711 | March 2024[25] |
| 24 | Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) | Texas | 1,664 | November 2023[26] |
| 25 | Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) | Wisconsin | 1,595 | December 2023[27] |
- ^ Hyland, Shelley S.; Davis, Elizabeth (October 2019). "Local Police Departments 2016: Personnel" (PDF). Bureau of Justice Statistics. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Demographics". New York City Police Department. Police Department, City of New York.
- ^ Sheridan, Jake (February 5, 2024). "Aldermen call for report on Chicago police deployment". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Chief of Police". Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD. April 6, 2024.
- ^ Schultz, Brooke (March 22, 2024). "Philly police face a hiring crisis: Some policies are being loosened to find more cadets". WHYY PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Monthly Operational Summary" (PDF). Houston Police Department. City of Houston. February 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "LVMPD 2022 Annual Report". online.fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Council Staffing Report (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Police District of Columbia. March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Miami-Dade Police Department Business Plan" (PDF). Miami-Dade County Government. February 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Barrera, Alicia (January 4, 2024). "Dallas Police Chief discusses 2023 Dallas year-end crime numbers". NBC 5 DFW. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Hayes, Patrick (April 2, 2024). "Phoenix still looking to hire hundreds of first responders". ABC 15 Arizona. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Multi-Year Plan: Departmental Analysis". Nassau County Government. October 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Herberg, Laura (February 16, 2024). "Most Detroit police officers don't live here, and most new recruits aren't Black". Outlier Media. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "San Antonio Police Department Sworn Officer Demographics" (PDF). City of San Antonio. March 24, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Review of the 2024 Recommended Operating Budget". Suffolk County Legislature. October 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Mikenzie (March 11, 2024). "Vacancy rates continue to impact BPD, union warns agency is 'at a breaking point'". Fox Baltimore. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Police". San Diego Police Department. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "San Francisco Police Department Sworn Demographics". San Francisco Police Department.
- ^ Cook, Kelli (March 8, 2024). "Technology and crime: Could drones solve the police officer shortage?". WMC Action News 5. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Crisp, Lacey (July 27, 2023). "After 9 months, nearly half of lateral transfers into Columbus police have left". 10 WBNS. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Blackwell, Penelope (April 18, 2023). "Robert McCullough sworn in as Baltimore County's first Black police chief". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "FY 2024 Adopted Budget" (PDF). City of Charlotte. June 12, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "CMPD Graduates 58 Officers, Largest Recruit Class Since 2010". Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Tsai, Michael (April 24, 2024). "HPD applications up 54% since incentives announced". Spectrum News. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "POST Commission List of Officer Status As Of 3/29/2024". Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. March 29, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Wolf, Emily (November 8, 2023). "Fort Worth rolls out new strategies to reduce police vacancies". KERA News. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Pofahl, Emily (February 1, 2024). "41 new Milwaukee police officers graduate training, department still short staffed". WISN 12 ABC. Retrieved April 28, 2024.