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The U.S. has 284 police officers per 100,000 people.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_number_of_police_officers https://en.wi
by Excel_Wizard 7y ago
The U.S. has 284 police officers per 100,000 people.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_number_of_police_officers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependen...) That would translate to ~14 police officers for a town of your size.
- saagarjha 7y agoThe police force doesn’t need to be spread evenly, especially in areas with little crime.
- deadmetheny 7y agoOk, sure, but that's not really a useful metric for a low population density area. Crime in my area is very low, violent crime especially, there's simply no need for that many police - they'd be doing nothing most of the time, if not for running speed traps and harassing bored teenagers.
- LanceH 7y agoA lot of rural towns are at least as dependent on highway patrol and sheriffs.