Snohomish County in line with 'plateau' of women on police staffs
EDMONDS — Police departments in Snohomish County severely underrepresent women, even as research shows they often make for better officers, according to a Daily Herald analysis.
Only one department, Edmonds, has one-third of its staff made up of women — counting both civilian employees and sworn officers. Most others hover around one-quarter. And only one out of 19 Mill Creek police department employees was a woman.
At the biggest agency, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, 22% of employees were women. Everett was just over 23%. Out of 15 hires last year in Everett, eight were women.
Women and girls make up about half of the county’s population, according to Census estimates.
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