A new report from the Partnership from Public Service shows which law enforcement agencies are the best (and worst) in terms of the satisfaction of the employees who work there.
The data are compiled from the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which includes the views of more than 421,000 respondents who participated in the survey from April through June of 2015.
Which law enforcement agencies came out on top? Here is the list:
| Agency | Subcomponent | Best Places Score |
|---|---|---|
| DOJ | Federal Bureau of Investigation | 69.9 |
| DOJ | Criminal Division | 68.6 |
| DOJ | Drug Enforcement Administration | 68.3 |
| DOJ | US Marshals Service | 68.1 |
| DOJ | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives | 63.3 |
| DHS | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 62.9 |
The median best places score was 62.2, so agencies that fell below that score were at the lower end of the employee satisfaction scale. These are the law enforcement agencies with the lowest scores:
| Agency | Subcomponent | Best Places Score |
|---|---|---|
| DHS | Secret Service | 33.4 |
| DHS | Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 34.0 |
| DHS | Customs and Border Protection | 40.5 |
| DHS | Transportation Security Administration | 40.7 |
| Treasury | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network | 45.5 |
Stories of the demise of employee morale at DHS have been circulating in the media for the last few months, and the agency did not score well in the 2015 survey overall in terms of employee satisfaction. The figures in this report would seem to confirm that.
It was reported recently that the Secret Service is losing employees faster than the agency can replace them, apparently due in large part to the horrendous morale problems the agency is experiencing. So perhaps it is not surprising it came in last place on this list.
For further details, check out the complete report below.
Best Places to Work in Law Enforcement – 2015
