The local Kenefick, Texas crime index is 31, compared to the national crime index risk score of 100. Scores are based on demographic and geographic analyses crime over seven years. Did you know that every 14.6 seconds a break in occurs in the United States?
The NYPD allows candidates who are over the age of 35 but who have had active military service to deduct six years from their age -- taking the maximum age up to 41. Other jurisdictions relax test or academic requirements for recruits with military service.
Individuals planning to become a police officer should check the age requirements of the specific jurisdictions where they intend to apply. The minimum age for new recruits to begin their application process with a police force ranges from 17 to 21 years old. In the New York City Police Department, a 17Â½-year-old may register and take the written civil service exam, the first step to becoming an officer.