There Are Almost 18,000 State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

question 3

Multiple Choice

There are almost 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States, employing more than ____________ officers.

• A)100,000
• B)350,000
• C)600,000
• D)400,000
• E)700,000

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Definitions:

Increasing Rate

A situation where the magnitude or quantity of something grows at a pace that accelerates over a given period of time.

Slope

In mathematics and economics, the measure of the steepness or incline of a line, often representing the rate of change.

Y-axis

The Y-axis is the vertical line in a graph or chart, which, in coordinate geometry, usually represents the range of values for a dependent variable.

X-axis

The horizontal line on a graph or chart that usually represents the independent variable in a data set.