Southwest Florida law enforcement agencies serve an increasingly diverse population, but their 2,142 sworn employees don’t reflect it.

The News-Press analyzed statistics from four agencies: Fort Myers Police Department, Cape Coral Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Collier County Sheriff’s Office, to see how their personnel measures up in race and gender against the populations they serve.

They’re overwhelmingly white, ranging from 72 to 88 percent, the numbers show. They’re overwhelmingly male, ranging from 80 to 90 percent. The Southwest Florida populations they serve also are largely white, but in two cases — Fort Myers police and Collier County sheriff — the number of white officers is 18 percent higher than the population served. (Read More)

Via News-Press