Recruiting qualified law enforcement officers a problem for jurisdiction
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To the best of your knowledge, how much of a problem, if at all, is recruiting qualified officers for the primary law enforcement agency serving your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions which report providing law enforcement services directly or indirectly)
| Total | |
| Not a problem at all | 5% |
| Not much of a problem | 11% |
| Somewhat of a problem | 33% |
| A significant problem | 39% |
| Don't know | 12% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Not a problem at all | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Not much of a problem | 7% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 11% |
| Somewhat of a problem | 37% | 35% | 33% | 26% | 33% |
| A significant problem | 53% | 25% | 53% | 44% | 39% |
| Don't know | 0% | 22% | 2% | 12% | 12% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Not a problem at all | 9% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 5% |
| Not much of a problem | 14% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 11% |
| Somewhat of a problem | 28% | 34% | 33% | 31% | 40% | 33% |
| A significant problem | 31% | 38% | 38% | 47% | 46% | 39% |
| Don't know | 18% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 12% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Not a problem at all | 0% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Not much of a problem | 5% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 15% | 11% |
| Somewhat of a problem | 38% | 29% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 27% | 33% |
| A significant problem | 52% | 38% | 30% | 36% | 43% | 41% | 39% |
| Don't know | 5% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | Total | |
| Not a problem at all | 4% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 19% | 4% |
| Not much of a problem | 11% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 10% |
| Somewhat of a problem | 32% | 32% | 38% | 32% | 9% | 33% |
| A significant problem | 37% | 40% | 47% | 57% | 64% | 42% |
| Don't know | 16% | 11% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 11% |