An article I was reading about Washington, DC and it's anti-self protection Police Chief Cathy Lanier caused me to recall that Washington has the largest number of LEOs per capita of any city in the US. That caused me to find this:
Law Enforcement Officers Per Capita for Cities, Local Departments
For some reason the numbers in the last two columns are reported as per 10k of population instead of the more normal per 100k. That makes the numbers appear to be one tenth of what I expected to see. I had read before that Washington had well over 600 LEOs/100k.
I've pulled the information from that site and pasted it into an Excel workbook.
If anyone is interested or later (when it's not 0330) I'll list the top ten cities here.
OBTW: The article that triggered this was about the latest USSC ruling concerning Washington's concealed carry permit rules/laws.
Big 2A Win – Court strikes DC requirement of “good reason” for concealed carry permit
Number of LEOs in largest 100 US cities (2010)
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Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
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Re: Number of LEOs in largest 100 US cities (2010)
My error! Not USSC ruling. A US District Court ruling.
I HATE not being able to edit my posts here!!!
I HATE not being able to edit my posts here!!!
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There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men. - RAH
Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men. - RAH
Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order.
If you aren't part of the solution, then you obviously weren't properly dissolved.
Re: Number of LEOs in largest 100 US cities (2010)
Why can't you edit your post here? Is there a minimum post count you have to have before you can edit?
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Re: Number of LEOs in largest 100 US cities (2010)
Nope, a maximum time limit of how long after it is posted. Something sticks in my head, 30 minutes. It means you can't go in and alter the original post after someone asks a question or two, which then makes the asker look like an idiot...Jeff82 wrote:Why can't you edit your post here? Is there a minimum post count you have to have before you can edit?
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