NCJ Number
50919
Date Published
1978
Length
35 pages
Annotation
STATISTICS OF SALARIES AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OF POLICE OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED FOR 1978.
Abstract
THE STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED IN SUCH CATEGORIES AS NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, NUMBER OF PAID VACATIONS, ANNUAL SICK LEAVE, MONTHLY PENSION, MINIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE AND AGE REQUIRED FOR PENSION, AND SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY. SALARY STATISTICS ARE GIVEN FOR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PAY FOR PATROL OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, SERGEANTS, LIEUTENANTS, CAPTAINS, AND CHIEFS. THE MATERIAL IS ARRANGED BY CITY ACCORDING TO POPULATION SIZE AND INFORMATION ON SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF STATE POLICE AND THE HIGHWAY PATROL IS LISTED SEPARATELY. THE DATA ARE GATHERED AND COMPILED BY THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, A NATIONAL POLICE ORGANIZATION. (DAG)