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cm2012last Saturday at 6:17 PM1 replyview on HN

Almost every European country has a higher ratio of police officers to citizens than the USA. We actually have 50% fewer officers per person than europe.


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Zigurdlast Saturday at 6:32 PM

The nordics and England have a lower ratio, while Italy and most of Eastern Europe is lousy with cops. Lots of European cops are unarmed and low paid. Police in the US are also hideously expensive.