2017 State of Law Enforcement Projection Report

Feb. 3, 2017

Through the use of an in-depth survey, SouthComm Law Enforcement Media / Officer.com received information from almost 500 police departments, of all sizes, nationwide and used the information to generate a projection of what the industry supporting law en

INTRODUCTION

It is the intention of SouthComm Law Enforcement Media, through the publication of this report, to offer information to both the law enforcement (LE) community and the industry that supports it.

As law enforcement executive officers prepare their budget requests each year, it’s our intention that this document be viable to support the stated needs. Many LE executives have had to depend on information as much as three to five years old when attempting to justify increases in staffing, equipment, training and more. By publishing the results of our first annual survey, which reveals the needs and expectations of contemporary LE executives, other LE executives can leverage the information, properly cited to support their stated budget needs.

For the industry that supports the LE community, the anticipated increases or decreases in expenditures are reported. Where agencies anticipate budget growth, HOW the LE executives will direct the increase in funding is revealed. Where agencies anticipate budget reductions, how the LE executives anticipate absorbing such losses is also revealed.