Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by State by University and College, 2008
The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
General comment
This table provides the number of law enforcement officers and civilians employed by
universities and colleges listed alphabetically by state.
Methodology
- The information in this table is derived from law enforcement employee counts
(as of October 31, 2008) submitted by participating agencies.
- The UCR Program defines law enforcement officers as individuals who ordinarily
carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from
governmental funds set aside specifically to pay sworn law enforcement.
- Civilian employees include full-time agency personnel such as clerks, radio
dispatchers, meter attendants, stenographers, jailers, correctional officers, and
mechanics.
Student enrollment
The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education
are for the 2007 school year, the most recent year for which the data are available. The
figures include full-time and part-time students.
If you have questions about this table
Contact the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail at cjis_comm@leo.gov or by telephone at (304) 625-4995.