Georgia ranks 8th worst for police officers

Georgia was ranked 44th in a WalletHub.com study that ranks the best states to work for police officers.

The report analyzed all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The metrics it evaluated ranged from police friendliness, to mean annual wage ($63,380 being the national average for police officers), retirement and health benefits, tuition aid, access to fitness programs, police death rates and police community relations.

Georgia’s total score was 38.79 out of 100. The state ranked 37th on “Opportunity and Competition,” 30th on “Job Hazards and Protections” and 49th on “Quality of Life.”

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Best states for police officers

Overall Rank	State / Jurisdiction	Total Score	Opportunity & Competition Rank	Job Hazards & Protections Rank	Quality of Life Rank
1	New York	60.19	4	11	10
2	Maryland	58.73	9	10	5
3	California	58.40	2	6	34
4	New Hampshire	56.23	25	9	2
5	Indiana	54.50	5	25	17
6	North Dakota	54.22	19	23	1
7	Minnesota	53.86	6	16	25
8	Massachusetts	53.76	3	12	43
9	New Jersey	52.90	15	2	36
10	Connecticut	52.80	39	4	8
11	Illinois	52.77	7	27	9
12	Nebraska	51.12	16	7	37
13	South Dakota	50.53	49	3	6
14	Rhode Island	50.14	45	1	24
15	Vermont	50.12	14	5	42
16	Iowa	49.97	18	15	27
17	Virginia	49.35	11	8	48
18	Kansas	48.54	32	38	3
19	Colorado	48.43	8	29	31
20	Oregon	48.02	38	13	26
21	Texas	48.00	12	31	19
22	Florida	47.97	23	36	7
23	Missouri	47.94	10	24	38
24	Pennsylvania	47.91	33	14	30
25	Maine	47.39	46	17	18
26	District of Columbia	47.09	1	48	35
27	Washington	46.83	27	18	33
28	Hawaii	46.69	28	35	16
29	Ohio	46.42	20	26	28
30	Mississippi	46.26	42	21	14
31	Michigan	45.71	22	34	21
32	North Carolina	45.45	13	20	44
33	Montana	45.44	21	37	22
34	Nevada	43.94	43	32	13
35	Delaware	43.90	47	19	20
36	Wyoming	42.34	29	28	41
37	Idaho	41.52	34	22	46
38	Utah	41.42	50	33	11
39	Alabama	41.36	24	49	15
40	West Virginia	40.94	36	50	4
41	Wisconsin	40.73	40	40	23
42	Alaska	40.42	17	45	32
43	Oklahoma	39.34	48	44	12
44	Georgia	38.79	37	30	49
45	Tennessee	38.48	31	39	47
46	South Carolina	37.75	35	43	39
47	Arizona	37.09	41	47	29
48	New Mexico	36.27	30	46	45
49	Kentucky	33.43	51	41	40
50	Arkansas	32.38	44	42	51
51	Louisiana	31.69	26	51	50

Source: WalletHub.com

This article was first published by The Center Square.

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