Primary State Law Enforcement Agencies: Personnel, 2020
Date Published
January 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
Training
Sworn law enforcement officers generally receive training throughout their careers, beginning with basic training for entry-level recruits, followed by in-service training. Basic law enforcement training academies are operated by state-level organizations such as—
- Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) entities
- state police or highway patrols
- local law enforcement agencies such as sheriff’s offices and county or municipal police departments
- and academic institutions such as 2-...
Agency Characteristics
BJS collects data on agency characteristics through two core law enforcement agency surveys: the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA) and the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey.
- CSLLEA collects the number of sworn and civilian personnel by state and type of agency for all publicly funded state, county, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the United States. Data...
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement describes the agencies and employees responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety. The primary duties of law enforcement include the investigation, apprehension, and detention of individuals suspected of criminal offenses. Some law enforcement agencies, particularly sheriffs' offices, also have a significant role in the detention of individuals convicted of criminal offenses.
BJS maintains several national data collections covering federal...
Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Reinstatement and Update of BJS Data Collection: 2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey
BJS encourages comments for 60 days until May 12, 2020, on the proposed reinstatement and update of a previously approved data collection: 2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey. Your comments on BJS's request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether...
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Continuation Program
2015-MU-MU-K037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$199,983
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program
Closing Date
The Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program will focus on the organizational characteristics of law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The goal of the program is to provide accurate and timely national statistics about the personnel, operations, policies, and procedures of state, local, and tribal LEAs in the United States. The LECS includes three of BJS ÃÂÃÂs core law enforcement collections: Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics...
FY19 Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Continuation Program
Closing Date
The Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS) focuses on the organizational characteristics of law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The goal of the program is to provide accurate and timely national statistics about the personnel, operations, policies, and procedures of state, local, and tribal LEAs in the United States. Originally awarded in FY 2015, the LECS includes three of BJSâs core law enforcement collections: Law Enforcement Management...
Full-Time Employees in Law Enforcement Agencies, 1997-2016
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Publication
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program
2015-MU-MU-K037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$2,307,965
Police Vehicle Pursuits, 2012-2013
Date Published
May 2017
Publication Type
Publication
Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program
Closing Date
The LECS is designed to capture critical data on the management and administration of law enforcement agencies in a systematic and efficient manner through the sequential administration of the LEMAS, CSLLEA, and FLEO data collections.
Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey
The LEMAS survey is the most systematic and comprehensive source of national data on law enforcement personnel, expenditures and pay, operations, equipment...
Analytic Resource Center
2012-R2-CX-K011
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$1,590,000
Alaska Law Enforcement and Administrative Statistics Survey and Alaska Felony Charging Practices and Court Time To Disposition Study
2016-BJ-CX-K023
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$178,701
Sheriffs' Office Personnel, 1993-2013
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THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN SHERIFFS' OFFICES INCREASED NEARLY 60 PERCENT FROM 1993 TO 2013
WASHINGTON – Between 1993 and 2013, the number of full-time employees in U.S. sheriffs' offices increased 57 percent...
FY2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS)
2015-MU-MU-K037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$1,500,445
2014 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)- Application for Supplemental Funding
2012-R2-CX-K017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$198,364
Local Police Departments, 2013: Equipment and Technology
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AN ESTIMATED 32 PERCENT OF LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE USING BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN 2013
WASHINGTON – An estimated 32 percent of local police departments provided at least some officers with body-worn cameras...