The number of female police officers across the country is low and hasn’t grown much in two decades. Now, police departments are trying to diversify their ranks through recruiting and changing mindsets.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the national average of sworn women police officers in county and city departments is approximately 13%, a number that hasn’t changed since 1998. State police organizations struggle to maintain half that number, which is why police departments across the country are trying to recruit more women officers.
The Midland Police Department, located in Michigan, has 50 police officers and six of them are women, which is about 12%. There could be several reasons behind the lack of women in law enforcement, said Ford, including sexism and even harassment. Because of some of these challenges, Ford is combating it by having a more open-door policy in her department.
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