BJS 1999 Survey

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Survey of Local Law Enforcement Agencies
1999

Local Police Departments Performing Dispatch - 1999

Population served	Total
all sizes	38%
1 million or more	81%
500,000 to 999,000	79
250,000 to 499,999	87
100,000 to 249,999	78
50,000 to 99,999	69
25,000 to 49,999	76
10,000 to 24,999	2
2,500 to 9,999	48
under 2,500	14

Of 16,661 agencies

Local Police Departments Using CAD - 1999

Population served	Total
all sizes	56%
1 million or more	100%*
500,000 to 999,000	100*
250,000 to 499,999	100*
100,000 to 249,999	98
50,000 to 99,999	96
25,000 to 49,999	85
10,000 to 24,999	70
2,500 to 9,999	44
under 2,500	18

Note: Of the 16,661 local police departments survey by BJS, only 38% have dispatch
responsibilities. These results include only those agencies who actually have a dispatch operation.
*data from a 2000 survey

Bar Chart

Local Police Department
Participation in a 911 Emergency Telephone System - 1999

Population served	Total	Enhanced 911	Basic 911
all sizes	88%	67%	22%
1 million or more	100	190*	0
500,000 to 999,000	100	100*	4
250,000 to 499,999	100	100*	0
100,000 to 249,999	99	93*	7
50,000 to 99,999	99	94	6
25,000 to 49,999	97	92	5
10,000 to 24,999	97	84	13
2,500 to 9,999	91	71	20
under 2,500	82	53	29

* data from 2000 survey

Bar Chart

Bar chart of local police department mobile data use Bar chart of local police department in-field computer use

Sheriffs Departments Performing Dispatch - 1999

Population served	Total
all sizes	70%
1 million or more	63%
500,000 to 999,000	56
250,000 to 499,999	59
100,000 to 249,999	61
50,000 to 99,999	58
25,000 to 49,999	69
10,000 to 24,999	74
under 10,000	77

Of 3,088 agencies

Sheriffs Departments Using CAD - 1999

Population served	Total
all sizes	52%
1 million or more	93%
500,000 to 999,000	87
250,000 to 499,999	77
100,000 to 249,999	80
50,000 to 99,999	61
25,000 to 49,999	62
10,000 to 24,999	46
under 10,000	32

Note: Of the 3,088 sheriffs departments survey by BJS, 70% have dispatch
responsibilities. These results include only those agencies who actually have a dispatch operation. Bar Chart

Sheriffs Departments
Participating in a 911 System - 1999

Population served	Total	Enhanced 911	Basic 911
all sizes	88%	65%	22%
1 million or more	70	66	4
500,000 to 999,000	72	65	7
250,000 to 499,999	84	74	10
100,000 to 249,999	92	83	9
50,000 to 99,999	97	80	16
25,000 to 49,999	92	79	12
10,000 to 24,999	87	62	26
under 10,000	80	41	39

Bar Chart

Bar chart of sheriffs departments using in-field reporting, and by type of reporting Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics publications

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