Law enforcement personnel
National Law Enforcement Accountability Database
On May 25, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., issued Executive Order (EO) 14074, Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. One goal of the EO was to “commit to new practices in law enforcement recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention, as well as training, oversight, and accountability.” 1 To help accomplish this goal, Section 5...
National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, 2018–2023
State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies and Recruits, 2022 – Statistical Tables
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2022
Primary State Law Enforcement Agencies: Personnel, 2020
School Resource Officers, 2019–2020
Increasing and Enhancing Hate Crime and Incident-Based Crime Data Reporting by Law Enforcement Agencies
FY 2023 National Criminal History Improvement Program
Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Provides information on the number and characteristics of law enforcement personnel that work in public K-12 schools. Data collected include the number of sworn school resource officers (SROs), demographics of sworn SROs, and required training and activities.
Law Enforcement Agencies that Employ School Resource Officers, 2019
FY 2022 South Carolina NCHIP
South Carolina FY 2021 NCHIP
FY 2021 MS DPS NCHIP Grant
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...