California's sworn officer rate is broadly stable

Chart 3 I Full-time sworn law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents in California, 1985–2025.

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Source: Sworn-officer counts are from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and exclude civilian law-enforcement employees. Rates were calculated using Resident Population in California [CAPOP] from the U.S. Census Bureau, distributed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.