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.