Find out how 4,000 fellow officers answered this question as part of “What cops want in 2021: Police1’s State of the Industry survey.” Click here to read more.
| Serve my community | 45 % |
| Variability of the job | 26 % |
| Family tradition | 10 % |
| Job security | 6 % |
| Salary and benefits | 7 % |
| Friend was a police officer | 3 % |
| Lack of other job opportunities | 2 % |
| Total | 1140 |