List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers explained
The following list compares the size of police forces and police per head. In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants.[1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants.[1] The highest median of police officers – around 400 – was observed in West Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe.[1] The median of police officers per population remained stable between 2002 and 2006, after an increase between 1995 and 2002.[1]
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* indicates "Law enforcement in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
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Notes and References
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- [Algerian police|Algeria General Directorate of National Security]
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- [Bangladesh Police]
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- Gordon Rottman: Armies of the Gulf War (Osprey Military, London, 1993) p. 31
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- Web site: Liberia / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL . 18 November 2012 . 29 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129211230/https://www.interpol.int/Member-countries/Africa/Liberia . dead .
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- Web site: Malaysia / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL . 18 November 2012 .
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- Web site: Monaco / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL . 18 November 2012 .
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- https://nepalindata.com/media/resources/items/0/bpolice_mirror_2021.pdf Police Mirror 2021
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- https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/annual-report-2021-2022.pdf Annual Report 2021/22
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- Web site: Romania / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL . 18 November 2012 .
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- Web site: St Kitts & Nevis / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL . 18 November 2012 . 12 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121212005049/http://www.interpol.int/Member-countries/Americas/St-Kitts-Nevis . dead .
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- Web site: Samoa / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home – INTERPOL . 18 November 2012 .
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- [Tunisian National Guard]
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