The percentage of women in law enforcement rises from 1987 to 2016

Percentage of women who are full-time sworn officers in law enforcement agencies employing 100 or more officers

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics - Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS), 1987-2016 | (Data analysis by James Doyle Brown Jr./News21)

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Historical data from the original News21 chart. Missing source values are shown as “Not provided.”

Original chart data
YearFemale officers (%)
19879.1
199010.6
199311.5
199712.8
200012.3
200310.6
200713.0
201313.2
201613.6