OFFICER Media Group 2026 State of the Industry Projection Survey
1.
Check one most appropriate: What is your rank?
Officer / Private / Patrolman / Deputy
Officer / Private / Patrolman / Deputy First Class
Corporal
Sergeant
First Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lt. Colonel
Assistant or UnderSheriff / Deputy Chief (2nd in Command)
Chief of Police / Sheriff
2.
What is your current assignment? Check one most appropriate
Administration/HQ
Patrol
Training
Executive/Command
Special Operations (SWAT, K9, Motorcycles, Mounted, Aviation, Harbor/Maritime)
Special Duty (SRO, DARE, GREAT, Crime Prevention, etc)
Investigations
Communications
Other (please specify)
3.
Your current supervisory status: check one most appropriate
Commander
Supervisor
Manager
Line Officer
Other (please specify)
4.
Type of Agency: check one most appropriate
Municipal
County
State
Federal
Campus
Health/Hospital/Medical Center
Transit
Private
Other (please specify)
5.
Size of Population served: Check one most appropriate
2,500 or less
2,501-5,000
5,001-10,000
10,001-25,000
25,001-50,000
50,001-100,000
100,001-250,000
250,001 – 500,000
500,001-1,000,000
Greater than 1,000,000
6.
In your 2026 budget year, do you anticipate growth in your budget?
Yes
No
7.
If you anticipate growth, please indicate which departments/line items the increase will be allocated to: (check all that apply)
Fleet
Uniforms
Firearms
Less-Lethal Tools
Other Equipment
Salary
Training
Community outreach
Other (please specify)
8.
In your 2026 budget year, do you anticipate reduction in your budget?
Yes
No
N/A
9.
If you anticipate reduction, please indicate which departments/line items the budget cuts will be made in: (check all that apply)
Fleet
Uniforms
Firearms
Less-Lethal Tools
Other equipment
Salary
Training
Community Outreach
N/A
Other (please specify)
10.
What is your current sworn strength?
Less than 10 sworn officers
11-25 sworn officers
26-50 sworn officers
51-100
101-250
251-500
501-1,000
1,001-2,500
2,501-5,000
5,001-10,000
10,001 – 25,000
Greater than 25,000
11.
Do you anticipate that to change in the 2026 budget year?
Yes Increase 5% or less
Yes Increase 6-10%
Yes Increase 11-25%
Yes Increase 25-50%
Yes Increase over 50%
Yes Decrease over 50%
Yes Decrease 25-50%
Yes Decrease 11-25%
Yes Decrease 6-10%
Yes Decrease 5% or less
No
12.
What is your current support strength?
Less than 5 people
6-10 people
11-25 people
26-50 people
51-100 people
101-250 people
251-500 people
501-1,000 people
1,001-2,500 people
2,501-5,000 people
Over 5,000 people
13.
Do you anticipate a change to your support strength in the 2026 budget year?
Yes Increase 5% or less
Yes Increase 6-10%
Yes Increase 11-25%
Yes Increase 25-50%
Yes Increase over 50%
Yes Decrease over 50%
Yes Decrease 25-50%
Yes Decrease 11-25%
Yes Decrease 6-10%
Yes Decrease 5% or less
No
14.
Beyond regular patrol, please indicate all services your agency has dedicated officers for: (check all that apply)
Bicycle Patrol
Community Relations
Cyber Crimes
Evidence Collection / Forensics
Foot patrol
Investigations
Motorcycle patrol
School Resource officers
Special Operations (SWAT, K9, Mounted, Harbor, Aviation, Other)
Special Programs (DARE, GREAT, etc)
15.
Percentage of Officers that are male:
<10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
51-60%
61-70%
71-80%
81-90%
91-100%
16.
Percentage of Officers that don’t gender identify or are transgender:
<10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
51-60%
61-70%
71-80%
81-90%
91-100%
17.
What percentage of your officers are Caucasian?
<5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
Over 95%
18.
What percentage of your officers are African American?
<5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
Over 95%
19.
What percentage of your officers are Hispanic?
<5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
Over 95%
20.
What percentage of your officers are Asian?
<5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
Over 95%
21.
What percentage of your officers are non-Caucasian but don’t fit into a previous category?
<5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
Over 95%
22.
What is your issued or authorized handgun? (check all that apply)
Beretta
Colt
FN
Glock
Heckler & Koch
Ruger
Sig Sauer / SigArms
Smith & Wesson
Springfield Armory
Staccato
Taurus
Walther
Other (please specify)
23.
What caliber is your issued or authorized handgun? (check all that apply)
9mm
.357Sig
.357 Magnum
.38 Special
.40S&W
10mm
.45GAP
.45ACP
Other (please specify)
24.
Do you anticipate any changes to your issued/authorized handgun in the 2026 budget year?
Yes Switching to Beretta
Yes Switching to Colt
Yes Switching to FN
Yes Switching to Glock
Yes Switching to Heckler & Koch
Yes Switching to Ruger
Yes Switching to Sig Sauer / SigArms
Yes Switching to Smith & Wesson
Yes Switching to Springfield Armory
Yes Switching to Staccato
Yes Switching to Taurus
Yes Switching to Walther
No
Yes, switching to Other (please specify)
25.
Do you anticipate changing your issued/authorized caliber to a different caliber?
Yes switching to 9mm
Yes switching to .357Sig
Yes switching to .357 Magnum
Yes switching to .38 Special
Yes switching to .40S&W
Yes switching to 10mm
Yes switching to .45GAP
Yes switching to .45ACP
No
Yes, switching to Other (please specify)
26.
Do you issue or authorize patrol rifles?
Yes
No
27.
Do you anticipate any changes/additions to your patrol rifle program in the 2026 budget year?
Yes
No
28.
Do you anticipate any cuts/decreases to your patrol rifle program in the 2026 budget year?
Yes
No
29.
Do you issue or authorize shotguns?
Yes
No
30.
Do you anticipate any changes to your shotgun program in the 2026 budget year?
Yes – Increase
Yes – Decrease
No
31.
Does your agency issue Electronic Weapons?
Yes
No
32.
Do you anticipate any changes to your Electronic Weapons program in the 2026 budget year?
Yes - Increase
Yes - Decrease
No
33.
Does your agency issue OC spray or other variant? (OC, CS, etc)
Yes
No
34.
Does your agency issue batons (collapsible or otherwise)?
Yes
No
35.
Does your agency issue TO PATROL OFFICERS any other less lethal tools?
No
Yes: Other (please specify)
36.
What percentage of your officers are equipped with body worn cameras?
Less than 25%
26-50%
51-75%
76-100%
37.
If less than 100%, do you anticipate increasing this in the 2026 budget year?
Yes increase 5%
Yes increase 10%
Yes increase 15%
Yes increase 20%
Yes increase 25%
Yes increase 26-50%
Yes increase 51-75%
Yes increase 76% or more
No
38.
Does your agency have a Drones as First Responder (DFR) program?
Yes
No
39.
If so, do your drones incorporate any automated flight or artificial intelligence capabilities?
Yes
No
N/A
40.
How many fleet vehicles does your agency have in service?
Less than 10
11-25
26-50
51-100
101-250
251-500
501-1,000
1,001-2,500
2,501-5,000
5,001-10,000
10,001 – 25,000
Over 25,000
41.
Do you anticipate adding or replacing vehicles in the 2026 budget year?
Yes
No
42.
Do you anticipate removing from service any vehicles WITHOUT REPLACEMENT in the 2026 budget year?
Yes
No
43.
Please indicate which of the following your agency has in all, or the large majority of, patrol vehicles: check all that apply
First Aid Kit
Trauma Care Kit (tourniquet, hemostatic agent, etc)
Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AED)
Fire Extinguisher
Pry bar / Breaching tool (bar, haligan tool, sledge hammer, etc)
Other (please specify)
44.
What of the following types of events are of greatest concern to you as you plan your budget for the next three to five years? Check only three of greatest concern
Active Shooter / Active Killer events
Riots / Civil Disorder events
Medical health outbreak events
Increased attacks on officers
Other (please specify)
45.
Name
46.
Agency
47.
Mailing Address
48.
City, State, Zip
49.
Email address
50.
Contact Phone Number
