Table 78

VIRGINIA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by State by City, 2007
City Population Total law enforcement employees Total officers Total civilians
Abingdon 7,953 25 23 2
Alexandria 137,812 440 319 121
Altavista 3,379 11 11 0
Amherst 2,221 5 5 0
Appalachia 1,751 6 6 0
Ashland 7,111 25 21 4
Bedford 6,216 31 27 4
Berryville 3,216 8 7 1
Big Stone Gap 5,689 20 18 2
Blacksburg 39,250 74 59 15
Blackstone 3,526 17 12 5
Bluefield 5,213 21 16 5
Boykins 611 1 1 0
Bridgewater 5,431 9 9 0
Bristol 17,484 75 53 22
Broadway 3,016 4 4 0
Brookneal 1,252 3 3 0
Buena Vista 6,456 16 14 2
Burkeville 470 1 1 0
Cape Charles 1,530 5 5 0
Cedar Bluff 1,064 3 3 0
Charlottesville 40,265 136 109 27
Chase City 2,343 11 9 2
Chatham 1,278 4 4 0
Chesapeake 223,093 512 370 142
Chilhowie 1,771 6 6 0
Chincoteague 4,379 14 10 4
Christiansburg 17,983 65 49 16
Clarksville 1,269 9 8 1
Clifton Forge 4,008 15 10 5
Clinchco 408 1 1 0
Clintwood 1,513 4 4 0
Coeburn 1,996 8 7 1
Colonial Beach 3,733 17 12 5
Colonial Heights 17,747 49 45 4
Courtland 1,259 3 1 2
Covington 6,027 25 14 11
Crewe 2,266 5 5 0
Culpeper 13,574 50 41 9
Damascus 1,086 5 5 0
Danville 45,114 137 129 8
Dayton 1,347 9 8 1
Dublin 2,206 10 9 1
Dumfries 4,795 15 13 2
Edinburg 877 2 2 0
Elkton 2,597 7 6 1
Emporia 5,607 36 26 10
Exmore 1,381 7 7 0
Fairfax City 22,484 79 57 22
Falls Church 10,831 43 33 10
Farmville 6,908 28 27 1
Franklin 8,856 36 24 12
Fredericksburg 21,521 97 70 27
Fries 557 1 1 0
Front Royal 14,700 48 37 11
Galax 6,643 40 24 16
Gate City 2,081 6 6 0
Glade Spring 1,544 2 2 0
Glasgow 1,011 1 1 0
Glen Lyn 167 1 1 0
Gordonsville 1,684 6 6 0
Gretna 1,204 4 4 0
Grottoes 2,178 5 5 0
Grundy 975 6 6 0
Halifax 1,272 5 5 0
Hampton 144,490 400 281 119
Harrisonburg 40,869 95 80 15
Haymarket 1,290 6 5 1
Haysi 179 2 2 0
Herndon 21,892 72 56 16
Hillsville 2,691 12 11 1
Honaker 909 5 3 2
Hopewell 22,741 69 53 16
Hurt 1,226 2 2 0
Independence 901 2 2 0
Jonesville 981 4 4 0
Kenbridge 1,315 8 8 0
Kilmarnock 1,195 6 6 0
La Crosse 595 4 4 0
Lawrenceville 1,139 5 5 0
Lebanon 3,185 12 11 1
Leesburg 38,931 83 65 18
Lexington 6,711 19 17 2
Louisa 1,557 5 5 0
Luray 4,879 14 11 3
Lynchburg 67,932 217 150 67
Manassas 36,735 120 93 27
Manassas Park 11,816 41 32 9
Marion 6,100 18 16 2
Martinsville 14,856 57 50 7
McKenney 483 1 1 0
Middleburg 954 4 4 0
Middletown 1,137 2 2 0
Mount Jackson 1,799 4 4 0
Narrows 2,189 4 4 0
New Market 1,863 5 5 0
Newport News 177,550 541 394 147
Norfolk 227,903 837 714 123
Norton 3,602 24 18 6
Occoquan 817 2 2 0
Onancock 1,437 3 3 0
Onley 490 5 5 0
Orange 4,597 18 15 3
Parksley 822 3 3 0
Pearisburg 2,805 8 7 1
Pembroke 1,190 2 2 0
Pennington Gap 1,753 6 6 0
Petersburg 32,210 137 105 32
Pocahontas 428 1 1 0
Poquoson 11,939 25 21 4
Portsmouth 101,284 338 245 93
Pound 1,082 4 4 0
Pulaski 9,006 33 24 9
Purcellville 5,048 14 13 1
Quantico 634 3 2 1
Radford 14,317 44 33 11
Rich Creek 692 2 1 1
Richlands 4,083 25 19 6
Richmond 191,785 930 702 228
Roanoke 90,894 305 251 54
Rocky Mount 4,568 18 16 2
Rural Retreat 1,357 1 1 0
Salem 24,774 91 64 27
Saltville 2,256 7 6 1
Shenandoah 1,873 5 5 0
Smithfield 7,098 26 22 4
South Boston 8,007 29 27 2
South Hill 4,618 22 20 2
Stanley 1,336 3 3 0
Staunton 23,210 69 53 16
Stephens City 1,463 3 3 0
St. Paul 971 4 4 0
Strasburg 4,348 22 20 2
Suffolk 83,631 235 174 61
Tappahannock 2,158 12 11 1
Tazewell 4,369 13 11 2
Timberville 1,705 3 3 0
Victoria 1,783 6 5 1
Vienna 14,923 50 41 9
Vinton 7,924 35 25 10
Virginia Beach 435,943 962 800 162
Warrenton 9,064 22 19 3
Warsaw 1,364 3 3 0
Waverly 2,194 12 7 5
Waynesboro 21,681 56 48 8
Weber City 1,349 4 4 0
West Point 3,133 9 8 1
Williamsburg 11,740 53 37 16
Winchester 25,443 82 68 14
Wise 3,256 14 13 1
Woodstock 4,303 17 16 1
Wytheville 8,184 40 28 12

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