Police Forces Skew White in Largest U.S. Cities

The racial composition of police departments often fails to correlate with the populations they serve. In five of the largest U.S. cities, white officers vastly over-represent the share of white residents.











Racial Composition of Nation’s Largest City Police Departments & the Cities They Serve Percentage of people belonging to a particular race Show 2008 police data Hide 2008 police data