What percentage of law enforcement vehicles are SUV's in your area?

I'd say around 90%, but I also live near the mountains.

Somewhere between 34.9% and 35.1%

Gotta put that civil asset forfeiture money to good use.

Only the most tenured cops get the Tahoe.

The rest have that Ford Explorer minivan or the Dodge Charger. Occasionally I see a Taurus or Caprice, but those are rare these days (and seem perfectly adequate).

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They're big,slow,expensive and high maintenance. How those ever got to be a tool for law enforcement is beyond my comprehension.

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Good luck finding examples of when government has spent someone else's money efficiently.

the prefer the extra cargo space of an SUV. duty bags, long guns, traffic cones, spike strips, K-9s etc. plus the elevated position gives them added visibility, faster to get in and out of, and easier to jump curbs. also more effective at utilizing a PIT maneuver.

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How is it a beneficial tool for the departments over a much faster and nimble Charger

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speed in police vehicles is overrated. theres an old saying, "you may outrun the cop, but you cant outrun motorola".

There’s an article out there written a few years ago that basically explains it.

Fleet operators like LE and taxi companies have switched to SUVs due to the majority of other models being designed with uni-bodies.

In the Crown Victoria era, they could repair a damaged model by swapping the hood and fender. That same damage on a uni-body all but totals it.

Depends
County, darn near 100%....lard to haul
State, 30%
City 25%

I live in Montana. Every local police unit and sheriff’s department that I can think of uses Explorers, Tahoes or various trucks exclusively. Montana State University PD used to have a couple Crown Vics but they finally phased those out a year or two ago. They use Explorers now.

Montana Highway Patrol uses Explorers, AWD Tauruses and AWD Chargers.

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I would have to guess over 60% in the LP. All big new Tahoes. What is the purpose of those for law enforcement? They're big,slow,expensive and high maintenance. How those ever got to be a tool for law enforcement is beyond my comprehension.

Anyhow, How many are in your area?

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I been wondering about the LSP. I have not spotted a Troop A or B vehicle that isn't the White Tahoe except for one Black Unmarked Dodge from Troop A and one from Troop B who seem to do nothing but write tickets on I-10 daily.
Troop A Douchey Dodge posts up between 22 and 61 on I-10.
And Troop B Douchey Dodge sits on the East Bound beginning of the Spillway.


But on topic EVERY other LSP vehicle I've seen is a Tahoe. Wasteful as frick except for K-9s, Traffic incident, and crime scene vehicles.