DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUE

Whites still comprise more than two-thirds of the sworn personnel in the Los Angeles Police Department, but more than half of those at the department’s entry level rank, Officer I, now are from minority groups. The chart below spotlights the personnel breakdown for selected ranks. There are three levels of officer, two of sergeant, three of detective, two of lieutenant and three of captain.

RANK TOTAL % Black % Latino % Asian % White % Others Police Officer I 570 20.2 30.4 4.8 43.5 1.1 Police Officer II 2,397 14.9 20.3 1.4 62.3 1.1 Sergeant I 553 6.0 7.6 0.9 85.5 -- Detective II 529 5.9 10.9 1.1 81.9 0.2 Lieutenant II 121 8.3 5.8 0.8 85.1 -- Captain III 28 10.7 3.6 -- 85.7 -- Commander 15 13.3 -- -- 86.7 -- All Sworn 7,119 11.6 16.7 1.7 69.3 0.7 Personnel

Source: LAPD quarterly report, “Sworn Personnel by Rank, Sex and Ethnicity”