Study: South Carolina Is 2022’s 9th Worst State for Police Officers

WalletHub recently released its study on 2022’s Best & Worst States to Be a Police Officer and South Carolina ranked as the 9th WORST in the country.

In order to determine the best states to pursue a career in law enforcement, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 30 key indicators of police-friendliness. The data set ranges from the median income for law-enforcement officers to police deaths per 1,000 officers to state and local police-protection expenses per capita.

Life & Work for Cops in South Carolina (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• 18^th – Law-Enforcement Officers per Capita
• 49^th – Median Income for Law-Enforcement Officers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 44^th – Violent-Crime Rate
• 38^th – State & Local Police-Protection Expenses per Capita
• 38^th – Police Deaths per 1,000 Officers

Note: “Law-enforcement officers” includes police and sheriff’s patrol officers, detectives and criminal investigators.

To see the full report, click here.

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