One of the best places to be a police officer is not in Louisiana, according to a recent ranking by the consumer financial site WalletHub.com.
In fact, it ranks dead last at 51 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia of the best states to be a police officer.
The analysis measured 27 metrics of data assessed, including police friendliness, mean annual wages ($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.
Louisiana’s total score was 31.69 out of 100– or a resounding F.
The state ranked 26th on “Opportunity and Competition,” 50th on “Quality of Life,” and 51st on “Job Hazards and Protections.”
Not surprising– New York ranked first.
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Best states to be a police officer
| 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
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