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    History Short: Some Police Facts and Figures

    Major DanBy Major DanJuly 13, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Arma dei Carabinieri

    A Brief History

    On July 13, 1814, the national police force of Italy, the Arma dei Carabinieri, was founded, an organization still in existence.  Today, we discuss some facts about police across the world.

    Digging Deeper

    Countries with the most police:

    1. China (1.6 million)

    2. India (1.59 million)

    3. United States (913 K)

    4. Russia (757 K)

    Countries with most police per population (excluding tiny nations):

    1. Belarus

    2. Singapore

    3. Bulgaria

    4. Montenegro

    Countries with the most police killings per 10 million people (industrialized wealthy nations only):         

    1. USA (33.5)

    2. Canada (9.8)                                                       

    3. Australia (8.5)

    4. Netherlands (2.3)

    5. Germany (1.3)

    Countries most satisfied with their police:                                       

    1. Denmark

    2. Netherlands

    3. Sweden

    4. Germany

    5. USA

    Largest city police department in the world:  Tokyo, Japan (over 46,000 officers)

    Largest police department in the USA: New York City (36,000 officer, 19,000 civilians)

    Question for students (and subscribers): How pleased are you with your local police department?  Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

    For more information, please see…

    Bryan, Robert. Dark Knights: The Dark Humor of Police Officers. Kindle, 2017.

    Ernsley, Clive. A Short History of Police and Policing. OUP Oxford, 2021.

    The featured image in this article, from GiovanniIan, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

    You can also watch video versions of this article on YouTube.

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      Major Dan is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.

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