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- Sworn officers at the Albuquerque Police Department: 898, including 350 patrol officers, bike officers and problem response team officers
- Deputies with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office: 300, 185 of whom are in field services
- Special Agents in the Albuquerque Division of the FBI: 130
- New Mexico State Police officers assigned to Albuquerque area: 19, 14 of whom are on patrol
The epitome of Albuquerque will be a recurring City Desk ABQ feature every Friday where we highlight interesting data about our city and surrounding areas. Find last week’s here.

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