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Criminal Justice Career Outlook

Outlook on employment in Criminal Justice

Seventy-nine percent of the 861,000 police and detectives jobs were employed by local governments in 2006. Federal agencies employed about 7 percent. State police agencies employed about 11 percent.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, police and detectives employed by local governments primarily worked in cities with more than 25,000 inhabitants. Some cities have very large police forces, while thousands of small communities employ fewer than 25 officers each.

According to the International City-County Management Association’s annual Police and Fire Personnel, Salaries, and Expenditures Survey, average salaries for sworn full-time positions in 2006 were: