Statistics
- 93.3% of the women are police officers or detectives; 5.7% are sergeants; 1% are lieutenants, captains or higher.
- The overall percentage of women among sworn officers remains at around 13% to 14%, and has not increased significantly in recent years.
- While women have made gains, they still remain disproportionately concentrated in the lowest level positions of sworn law enforcement agencies.
Walker, S., & Katz, C. (2011). The Police in America . (7TH ed., p. 159). New York : McGraw-Hill.