Infographic: LAPD diversity over the years
The demographics of the Los Angeles Police Department have changed dramatically over the last 25 years. The agency has been transformed from a predominantly white institution into one that closely mirrors the city’s demographics.
Police
Population
100%
0
100%
New York
Police
Population
13.4
22.4
32.6
28.9%
2.6
0.2
0.1
0
5.9
15.8
51.8
26.5%
8,405,837
34,584
100%
0
100%
9,906
LAPD today
LAPD 1990
Total:
Other
Amer. Indian
Asian
White
Black
Latino
Total:
Total:
Other
Amer. Indian
Asian
White
Black
Latino
Other
Amer. Indian
Asian
Black
Latino
White
0.2
0.3
9.6
11.2
34.1
44.6%
0
0.3
3.0
13.8
21.5
61.4%
Comparing police and city demographics
Los Angeles
11.2
8.6
28.2
49.3%
2.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
9.6
11.2
34.1
44.6%
3,884,340
9,906
8,470
Lorena Elebee / @latimesgraphics
LAPD data as of Jan. 25, 2015. NYPD data as of end
of 2013. Data may not be equal to 100% because of
rounding.
Sources: American Community Survey, LAPD,
NYPD, U.S. Census, Times repoting
Graphics reporting by Kate Mather and Ben Poston
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