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Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Safety, Housing and Social Inclusion

Category Safety
KPI Name Police Service
KPI No. SC: SH: SA: 6C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Number of police officers per 100 000 inhabitants
Description

Rationale / The number of sworn police officers is an indicator of the overall crime prevention
Interpretation / capabilities of a city.
Benchmarking
The city shall report on the number of sworn law enforcement officers who meet
the following criteria:
Work in an official capacity.
Have the authority to make arrests.

Carry identification linking them to their duty.
Are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for payment of sworn law
enforcement representatives.
Law enforcement agencies shall report the total number of sworn law enforcement
officers as of a locally determined date. (ISO 2015)
An improving trend and higher values are considered positive based on economic
and safety factors.
Source(s) NOTE – ISO. Sustainable Development of Communities-Indicators for City Services
and Quality of Life. 2015

Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Number of full-time police officers (expressed as FTE).
Denominator: One 100 000thof the city’s population.

Unit Number / 100 000 inhabitants
Data Sources Data can be collected from police service personnel records.
/ Relevant
Databases
SDG SDG Target 3.d: Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing
Reference(s) countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global
health risks.

Verification Check to see if calculation is based on 100 000 inhabitants and consistent with
Guidance population.
Check data source.

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