List of largest local police departments in the United States

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 Columbus Division of Police (CPD) Ohio 1,859 July 2023[18]
18 San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) California 1,857 March 2024[19]
19 Memphis Police Department (MPD) Tennessee 1,850 March 2024[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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Demographics". New York City Police Department. Police Department, City of New York.
  3. ^ Sheridan, Jake (February 5, 2024). "Aldermen call for report on Chicago police deployment". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Office of the Chief of Police". Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD. April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Monthly Operational Summary" (PDF). Houston Police Department. City of Houston. February 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "LVMPD 2022 Annual Report". online.fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  8. ^ Council Staffing Report (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Police District of Columbia. March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Miami-Dade Police Department Business Plan" (PDF). Miami-Dade County Government. February 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Barrera, Alicia (January 4, 2024). "Dallas Police Chief discusses 2023 Dallas year-end crime numbers". NBC 5 DFW. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Hayes, Patrick (April 2, 2024). "Phoenix still looking to hire hundreds of first responders". ABC 15 Arizona. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Multi-Year Plan: Departmental Analysis". Nassau County Government. October 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "San Antonio Police Department Sworn Officer Demographics" (PDF). City of San Antonio. March 24, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "Review of the 2024 Recommended Operating Budget". Suffolk County Legislature. October 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "San Diego Police". San Diego Police Department. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Crisp, Lacey (July 27, 2023). "After 9 months, nearly half of lateral transfers into Columbus police have left". 10 WBNS. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  19. ^ "San Francisco Police Department Sworn Demographics". San Francisco Police Department.
  20. ^ Cook, Kelli (March 8, 2024). "Technology and crime: Could drones solve the police officer shortage?". WMC Action News 5. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  21. ^ Blackwell, Penelope (April 18, 2023). "Robert McCullough sworn in as Baltimore County's first Black police chief". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  22. ^ "FY 2024 Adopted Budget" (PDF). City of Charlotte. June 12, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  23. ^ "CMPD Graduates 58 Officers, Largest Recruit Class Since 2010". Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  24. ^ Tsai, Michael (April 24, 2024). "HPD applications up 54% since incentives announced". Spectrum News. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ Wolf, Emily (November 8, 2023). "Fort Worth rolls out new strategies to reduce police vacancies". KERA News. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  27. ^ Pofahl, Emily (February 1, 2024). "41 new Milwaukee police officers graduate training, department still short staffed". WISN 12 ABC. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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