Providence Police, By The Numbers

The following statistics were taken from the 2014 Providence Police Department Annual Report.

• Providence had in 2013 a population of 1777,994.
• Of that population, 13% is black and 2% is two or more ethnicities.
• The officer to population ration is 2.47:1000.
• There are 443 sworn police on active duty
• There are 14 black police officers.
• In the Academy, there were 7 black recruits and 37 white recruits.