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V16: TYPE OF AGENCY

Name: V16

Label: TYPE OF AGENCY

Response Categories

CodeLabelFreq.%
1 Sheriff 915 26.8
2 County Police 36 1.1
3 Municipal Police 1956 57.3
5 Primary State LE 49 1.4
6 Special Police 354 10.4
7 Constable 80 2.3
8 Tribal Police 19 0.6
9 Regional Police 3 0.1
Total3412100%

Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.

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Summary Statistics

  • total responses: 3412
  • valid: 3412
  • invalid: 0
  • minimum: 1.00
  • maximum: 9.00
  • mode: 3.00
  • mean: 2.92
  • median: 3.00
  • standard deviation: 1.62

Source

This variable was taken from: Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS): 1997 Sample Survey of Law Enforcement Agencies. You may:

Series

This study is part of the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Series. You may: