What does the sworn law enforcement employee average measure?

• A. A statistical measure representing the average number of sworn officers employed by law enforcement agencies
• B. The average annual budget per agency
• C. The average response time to calls
• D. The average number of civilian staff per agency

Answer: (A)

Sworn law enforcement employee average reflects the typical staffing level of officers who have arrest authority and police powers. Sworn officers are the officers themselves, as opposed to civilian staff who perform support roles. So this average across agencies gives a single figure for how many sworn officers agencies employ on average, useful for comparisons and planning. It isn’t about budgets, response times, or civilian staff. The calculation is simply the total number of sworn officers across all agencies divided by the number of agencies.