Reply #1: I'm going to guess between 2 and 2-1/2 police persons per 1000 population

[NYC_SKP]

Population Served *FT Officers Per 1,000 Population Served *FT Officers Per 1,000 Residents Residents
*Average Ratio

250,000 or more 2.5
100,000 to 249,999 1.9
50,000 to 99,999 1.8
25,000 to 49,999 1.8
10,000 to 24,999 2.0
2,500 to 9,999 2.2
1,000 to 2,499 2.6

All Sizes  2.5

In addition to the Local Police Departments publication, BJS also publishes a more comprehensive report intermittently entitled Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (year): Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers. Both reports can be valuable to local law enforcement agencies. To learn more about the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and their statistical reports on law enforcement, visit their website: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs.