Montana Law Enforcement Employees

Montana Law Enforcement

Employees

2016 Report

Montana Law Enforcement Employees

2016 Report

Published by the Montana Board of Crime Control

Statistical Analysis Center

Laura Obert, Chair Deb Mattuecci, Executive Director

This report was compiled by the Montana Board of Crime Control

Statistical Analysis Center:

Kathy Ruppert, Data Manager

Published: June 2016

Montana Board of Crime Control 5 S Last Chance Gulch

Helena, MT 59620-1408 (406) 444-3604

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction......................................................................................................1 Full-time Law Enforcement Employees............................................................2 Part-time Sworn and Reserve Employees........................................................2 Full-time Sworn Officers by Gender.................................................................3 Sheriff's Office Full-time Officers per 1,000.....................................................4 Police Department Full-time Officers per 1,000...............................................6 Sheriff's Office Average Starting Salary............................................................8 Police Department Average Starting Salary.....................................................10 Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers.........................................................12 Police Department School Resource Officers...................................................12 Sheriff's Office & Police Department 10 Year Trends......................................13 Montana Statewide ? 2016 Report..................................................................16 Sheriff's Office Incidents....................................................................................17 Police Department Incidents............................................................................19 Sheriff's Office Arrests......................................................................................21 Police Deparment Arrests.................................................................................23 MBCC Board Members......................................................................................25

2016 LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES

The Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) conducts an annual employee survey of the state's law enforcement agencies. The survey is used to determine the number and type of personnel employed by Montana law enforcement agencies as of October 31 of that year.

The law enforcement agencies include police departments (PD), county sheriffs' offices (SO), state agencies whose employees have the power of arrest, university police, and airport security. Federal employees working in Montana i.e., Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Border Patrol are not included in the survey.

A total of 101 out of 106 police departments and sheriff's offices responded to the 2016 survey. MBCC would not be able to present this information if it weren't for the cooperation of these law enforcement agencies. The effort and time that went into completing the survey are greatly appreciated.

Sworn officers are those with the power to make arrests. A sworn officer may be either a staff or line officer. Staff officer functions are primarily administrative, while a line officer mainly provides direct services. Civilian employees in sheriffs' offices and police departments typically include the detention officers, dispatchers, records employees, and office staff. They do not have powers of arrest. Part-time law enforcement officers have the same powers as full-time officers. Reserve employees are part-time volunteer members of a law enforcement agency. The appointing authority has control of a reserve officer's scope of authority.

An estimated total population of 1,042,169 for 2016 was used to calculate the statewide rate per capita. This population includes police departments and county sheriffs' offices. The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, provides this estimated population. An additional 16,440 was included to account for student enrollment at Montana State University.

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

Agency

Sheriff's Offices Police Departments * Total Sheriff's Office & Police Departments

Number of Agencies

53 47

Sworn Employees

753 792

Civilian Employees

993 177

Total Full-time Employees

1,746 969

100

1,545

1,170

2,715

University Security

1

18

13

31

Statewide Totals

101

1,563

* Police Departments do not include 1 University. See University Security.

1,183

2,746

Part-time Sworn and Reserve Employees

Agency

Sheriff's Offices Total Agencies

Reserve Officers

274

33

Part-time Sworn Officers

25

14

Police Departments *

74

25

Total Agencies

19

12

Total Sheriff's Offices &

Police Departments

348

50

Total Agencies

52

26

* Police Departments does include 1 University.

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