Definition: Police officer

Category: Crime statistics

Police officers generally include all ranks of police officers including criminal police, traffic police, border police, gendarmerie, uniformed police, city guard, municipal police. 

They exclude civilian staff, customs officers, tax police, military police, secret service police, part-time officers, special duty police reserves, cadets, and court police. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Police_officer