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housemouse2 · 01-12-2010, 11:10 PM

With the exception of the six all from CA the rest of the list doesn't seem that strange. Especially considering the number of sheriffs and police chiefs in the country. And CA is bankrupt.

counties are in 48 of 50 states. An average of 62 counties per state. 48 times 62 equals 2,976 sheriffs on average. one elected sheriff per county.

Police chiefs are more city bound. there are 273 cities with a population of 100,000 or more in the USA. That's 273 police chiefs right there.

That's not including smaller cities with independent police departments of which I can think of 2 such cities in my county alone. each with their own police chief.

26 out of thousands is not an unusual number of resignations. especially considering there are 350 million people in the USA alone.

01-12-2010, 11:10 PM	#21
housemouse2 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 117	Re: Why are police chiefs stepping down all over USA? With the exception of the six all from CA the rest of the list doesn't seem that strange. Especially considering the number of sheriffs and police chiefs in the country. And CA is bankrupt. counties are in 48 of 50 states. An average of 62 counties per state. 48 times 62 equals 2,976 sheriffs on average. one elected sheriff per county. Police chiefs are more city bound. there are 273 cities with a population of 100,000 or more in the USA. That's 273 police chiefs right there. That's not including smaller cities with independent police departments of which I can think of 2 such cities in my county alone. each with their own police chief. 26 out of thousands is not an unusual number of resignations. especially considering there are 350 million people in the USA alone.