police officers since growing the 1980s % offull time sworn officers ethnicity serving in local police departments, by race and ethnicity
Hispanics are the fastest-growing major racial or ethnic group in local police departments in the United States. In 2013, Hispanics made up 12% of full-time sworn officers, up 7 percentage points since the late 1980s, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. And they are still underrepresented relative to their share of the U.S. population, while black officers have gained parity on this measure.
police Hispanics drive growing diversity among  | police officers since growing the 1980s  | % offull time sworn officers ethnicity serving in local police  | departments, by race and ethnicity  | 20%  | 15  | 12  | Blacks  | 12  | 10  | Hispanics  | Other nonwhites  | 1987 '90  | '93  | '97 2000 '03  | '07  | 13  | Note: Blacks include fonly non-Hispanics Hispanics are ofanyrace  | Other nonwhites include Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific ofanyrace Islanders,  | American Indians or Alaskan Natives or two or more races.  | Source: Bureau ofJustice Statistics 1987 to 2013 Law  | Enforcement Mana gementand Administration Statistics Survey  | (LEMAS)  | "Behind the Badge  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 