New York Among Best States For Police Officers

NEW YORK - New York was ranked among the best states in the U.S. for police officers, according to a list compiled by WalletHub.

The website ranked all 50 states to determine the best and worst areas to pursue a law-enforcement career.

The states were graded based on 25 factors of "police-friendliness" including median income for law-enforcement officers, number of police deaths and local police-protection expenses.

Read the full methodology here.

New York came in at No. 2, just behind North Dakota.

Arkansas was ranked as the worst state for police officers.

New York was ranked so high because it was among the top five states with the highest state and local police-protection expenses per capita as well as the top five states with the most law-enforcement officers per capita.

To read the full list or for more information, click here.

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