Police Agency Benchmarking Dashboards
Data helps drive better, more informed decision making. With this in mind, police leaders across the United States have contributed to the police agency benchmarking dashboards to make it easier for relevant stakeholders to see how their agencies compare to those of similar sizes, locations, and types. The IACP Center for Police Research and Policy used data collected directly from police agencies, along with national statistics from the LEMAS, SVI, and NIBRS datasets, to create the dashboards below. These interactive dashboards display information about budgets, staffing, recruitment, technology, calls for service, and more.
Thinking of starting a new program or adding new specialized staff? These dashboards can help you identify and connect with agencies that have done similar work. The dashboards can also help you compare your data with peer agencies, track trends in policy development, and manage changes efficiently. The following dashboards are not just databases - they are a decision making resource!
Get Involved!
To contribute your agency's data to the benchmarking dashboard, click here
LEMAS Benchmarking Dashboard
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IACP Police Agency Benchmarking Dashboard
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Data Sources
Expand AllThe Police Agency Benchmarking Dashboard began when the Midsize Agencies Division collaborated with the IACP Center for Police Research and Policy to pilot a program that would allow police executives to compare and connect with similar departments. After the success of the program, IACP now has expanded the project to allow any member to contribute their agency's information to the data-sharing effort.
If your agency is interested in sharing their data, reach out to [email protected] for more information.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) administers the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey to a sample of more than 3,000 police agencies in the United States. IACP has incorporated data from the most recent LEMAS Survey, conducted in 2020, into the dashboard to provide a vast array of information on agencies across the nation.
More information on the LEMAS Survey can be found on the BJS website here.
Data from all LEMAS Surveys conducted since 1987 can be accessed here.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) works to collect information on crime in the United States through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). IACP has incorporated information from NIBRS into the dashboard to provide a vast array of data on criminal incidents, including types of offenses, demographic information about victims and offenders, weapons and crime, and more.
More information on the NIBRS can be found on the BJS website here or the FBI website here.
NIBRS data dating as far back as 2011 can be accessed on the FBI website here.
The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using data from the U.S. Census. This dashboard incorporates four scales from the SVI measuring Socioeconomic Status, Minority Heterogeneity, Housing Infrastructure, and Household Composition. Higher values in any of these scales indicate higher levels of social vulnerability.
Data from the SVI dating back to 2000 can be found here.
This dashboard was updated on 5/21/2025 using the latest available information from applicable data sources. Information provided in this dashboard is for demonstrative purposes only, has not been independently verified, and may only be as accurate as the data provided by the listed sources above. For more information about how data is collected, used, and presented, please reach out to [email protected].
