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Maryland named 4th best state for police officers, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—The personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States to Be a Police Officer.  Maryland came in at No. 4 on the list.

In order to determine the best states to pursue a career in law enforcement, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 30 key indicators of police-friendliness.

The data set ranges from the median income for law-enforcement officers to police deaths per 1,000 officers to state and local police-protection expenses per capita.

Life & Work for Cops in Maryland (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

  • 15th – Median Income for Law-Enforcement Officers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
  • 26th – Median Income Growth for Law-Enforcement Officers
  • 28th – Violent-Crime Rate
  • 5th – State & Local Police-Protection Expenses per Capita
  • 20th – Police Deaths per 1,000 Officers

California (1), Washington D.C. (2), Connecticut (3), and Illinois (5) rounded out the top five.

The full report can be viewed online here at WalletHub.

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