Cops Dunk on Study Naming California ‘Best State to Be a Police Officer’

Published on May 10, 2024

Several police unions are disputing a recent survey by WalletHub that named California the best state in the nation to be a police officer, saying the reality is far different than the ranking. According to the credit report platform, California ranked first among all U.S. cities for police officers because it spent the highest per capita on public safety, and state and local police. Police unions say the authors didn’t survey rank-and-file officers or sheriff’s deputies about “the realities of law enforcement in California prior to releasing this click-bait headlined study.” Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, pointed to low officer morale caused by historically low police staffing levels in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose, and mandatory overtime....

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