List of largest local police departments in the United States

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This is a list of the largest local police departments in the United States as defined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, by numbers of full-time sworn personnel. [1]

RankDepartmentState/TerritoryNumber of full-time
sworn officers		As of
(with reference)
1 New York City Police Department (NYPD) New York 33,475October 2024 [2]
2 Chicago Police Department (CPD) Illinois 11,580September 2024 [3]
3 Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) California 8,784December 2024 [4]
4 Houston Police Department (HPD) Texas 5,195October 2024 [5]
5 Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) Pennsylvania 5,021January 2025 [6]
6 Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC) District of Columbia 3,266December 2024 [7]
7 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Nevada 3,3982023 [8]
8 Dallas Police Department (DPD) Texas 3,168February 2025 [9]
9 Phoenix Police Department (PPD) Arizona 2,563April 2024 [10]
10 Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) New York 2,508September 2023 [11]
11 Detroit Police Department (DPD) Michigan 2,496January 2024 [12]
12 San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Texas 2,403March 2023 [13]
13 Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) New York 2,246September 2023 [14]
14 Boston Police Department (BPD) Massachusetts 2,128November 2024 [15]
15 Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Maryland 2,008March 2024 [16]
16 San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) California 1,888February 2025 [17]
17 San Diego Police Department (SDPD) California 1,870January 2024 [18]
18 Columbus Division of Police (CPD) Ohio 2,117October 2024 [19]
19 Memphis Police Department (MPD) Tennessee 1,850March 2024 [20]
20 Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) Maryland 1,747April 2023 [21]
21 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) North Carolina 1,746April 2024 [22] [23]
22 Honolulu Police Department (HPD) Hawaii 1,740March 2024 [24]
23 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD)Tennessee1,720July 2025
24 Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) Texas 1,896July 2025 [25]
25 Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) Wisconsin 1,567November 2024 [26]
26 Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) Virginia 1,8182024 [27]

References

  1. ↑ Hyland, Shelley S.; Davis, Elizabeth (October 2019). "Local Police Departments 2016: Personnel" (PDF). Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Demographics". New York City Police Department. Police Department, City of New York.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Ben; Schroedter, Andrew (February 5, 2024). "Calls go unanswered amid continued decline in Chicago police ranks". WGN9. Chicago, IL. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Office of the Chief of Police". Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Monthly Operational Summary" (PDF). Houston Police Department. City of Houston. October 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Despite increased staffing, Philly police dealing with record low number of sworn officers". 3 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Council Staffing Report (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Police District of Columbia. December 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ "LVMPD 2023 Annual Report". online.fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  9. ↑ "Panel recommends increasing Dallas PD hiring goal by 75 officers this year". 10 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Hayes, Patrick (April 2, 2024). "Phoenix still looking to hire hundreds of first responders". ABC 15 Arizona. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Multi-Year Plan: Departmental Analysis". Nassau County Government. October 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ Herberg, Laura (February 16, 2024). "Most Detroit police officers don't live here, and most new recruits aren't Black". Outlier Media. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "San Antonio Police Department Sworn Officer Demographics" (PDF). City of San Antonio. March 24, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Review of the 2024 Recommended Operating Budget". Suffolk County Legislature. October 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ "POST Commission List of Officer Status As Of 11/27/2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ Frost, Mikenzie (March 11, 2024). "Vacancy rates continue to impact BPD, union warns agency is 'at a breaking point'". Fox Baltimore. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  17. ↑ "San Francisco Police Department Sworn Demographics". San Francisco Police Department. 12 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "San Diego Police". San Diego Police Department. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  19. ↑ https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/2/finance/budget/2025/fy2025-proposed-operating-budget.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  20. ↑ Cook, Kelli (March 8, 2024). "Technology and crime: Could drones solve the police officer shortage?". WMC Action News 5. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  21. ↑ Blackwell, Penelope (April 18, 2023). "Robert McCullough sworn in as Baltimore County's first Black police chief". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  22. ↑ "FY 2024 Adopted Budget" (PDF). City of Charlotte. June 12, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  23. ↑ "CMPD Graduates 58 Officers, Largest Recruit Class Since 2010". Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  24. ↑ Tsai, Michael (April 24, 2024). "HPD applications up 54% since incentives announced". Spectrum News. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  25. ↑ McCaffrey, Scott (November 8, 2023). "As one of the nation's most dynamic law enforcement agencies, FCPD serves the largest jurisdiction in Virginia, with over 1,500 dedicated professionals". KERA News. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Wisconsin's shared revenue law creates recruitment challenge for Milwaukee police, fire departments". 15 November 2024.
  27. ↑ https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget/sites/budget/files/Assets/documents/fy2026/advertised/volume1/90.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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