Law enforcement shorthanded after 2019 exodus
FBI data illustrates a notable decline in law enforcement employees, dropping from 22,490 employees in 2019 to 19,840 in 2021. A modest recovery begins in 2022, although numbers remain nearly 10% lower in 2023 than 2019.
This line graph shows a steady increase in law enforcement employee officers from 1985 through 2023, with a noticeable drop beginning in 2019.
