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Women in law enforcement make up about 15 percent of all state, municipal, and county police officers, according to the National Center for Women & Policing (NCWP). However, there is a great deal of variation in the percentages of women in different police agencies. In some large cities and counties, women account for over 20 percent of all officers, but in state police departments, they may account for less than 6 percent of officers.
