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FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY
QUARTERLY STATISTICS REPORT

With the graduation of 245 students from the 217th Session of the FBI National Academy (FBINA) on June 11, 2004, the grand total of graduates has reached 37,488. This total includes 2,421 international graduates and 327 graduates from U.S. territories and possessions, making a total of 2,748 students who have graduated from outside the United States.

A detailed review of graduates reflects the following:

3,404 deceased
9,869 retired
1,710 out of law enforcement
22,505 actively engaged in law enforcement

The following figures show those occupying the position of heads of their agencies:

5,340 are chiefs of police
555 are sheriffs
107 are heads of state police agencies
276 others hold positions as heads of their respective agencies

A total of 6,278 graduates occupy top executive positions of their agencies, or approximately one out of every five active-duty graduates hold the position of executive head of his/her agency.

Background

The first class of the FBINA, formally known as the FBI Police Training School, consisted of 23 men. This initial class was welcomed by former FBI Director John Edgar Hoover on Monday, July 29, 1935, and graduated on October 19, 1935. As of July 2003, the FBINA has been serving law enforcement through training for 68 years.

International Officer Participants

In 1962, at the specific request of President John F. Kennedy, officers from friendly foreign countries began attending the National Academy. To date, there have been 2,421 graduates from 150 countries.

U.S. Territories and Possessions

There are a total of 327 graduates from American Samoa, Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto Rico, Federated States of Micronesia and the United States Virgin Islands.

Female Participants

Total female graduates including the 217th Session, which graduated
June 11, 2004, is 1213.


FBINA GRADUATES BY STATE

The following is a list of FBI National Academy graduates by state. This represents graduates from the first session which graduated October 19, 1935, through the 217th Session, which graduated June 11, 2004.

STATES

Alabama

720

Alaska

       202

Arizona

465

Arkansas

332

California

 3633

Colorado

553

Connecticut

621

Delaware

177

District of Colombia

902

Florida

1543

Georgia

 1034

Hawaii

159

Idaho

211

Illinois

1592

Indiana

729

Iowa

282

Kansas

351

Kentucky

453

Louisiana

579

Maine

182

Maryland

564

Massachusetts

596

Michigan

1160

Minnesota

509

Mississippi

399

Missouri

790

Montana

195

Nebraska

263

Nevada

316

New Hampshire

212

New Jersey

1263

New Mexico

335

New York

2348

North Carolina

680

North Dakota

153

Ohio

1243

Oklahoma

446

Oregon

439

Pennsylvania

1315

Rhode Island

182

South Carolina

479

South Dakota

121

Tennessee

799

Texas

1912

Utah

337

Vermont

169

Virginia

1,057

Washington

 661

West Virginia

243

Wisconsin

682

Wyoming

152

TOTAL

34,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FBINA GRADUATES BY COUNTRY

The following is a list of FBI National Academy graduates by country. This represents graduates from the first session which graduated October 19, 1935, through the 217th Session, which graduated June 11, 2004.

COUNTRIES

Albania

1

Algeria

2

Antigua

4

Argentina

36

Armenia

2

Aruba

5

Australia

99

Austria

39

Bahama Islands

23

Bahrain

2

Bangladesh

2

Barbados

22

Belgium

28

Belize

5

Bermuda

5

Bolivia

2

Bosnia

3

Botswana

3

Brazil

23

British Virgin Islands

4

Brunei

11

Bulgaria

4

Cambodia

1

Cameroon

2

Canada

303

Cayman Islands

3

Channel Islands

4

Chile

57

Colombia

39

Costa Rica

9

Croatia

3

Cuba

2

Curacao

3

Cyprus

16

Czech Republic

4

Denmark

12

Dominica

1

Dominican Republic

13

East Pakistan

4

Ecuador

7

Egypt (United Arab Republic)

70

EL Salvador

4

England

83

Eritrea

4

Estonia

12

Ethiopia

3

Fiji

5

Finland

10

France

39

Gambia

2

Georgia

2

Germany, Federal Republic of 

67

Ghana

3

Gilbralta

1

Greece

17

Greenland

1

Grenada

5

Guadeloupe

1

Guatemala

3

Guinea

2

Guyana

13

Honduras

2

Hong Kong

61

Hungary

10

Iceland

5

India

13

Indonesia

19

Iran

11

Ireland

12

Israel

9

Italy

27

Jamaica

10

Japan

99

Jordan

20

Kenya

5

Korea

57

Kyrgyzstan

1

Kuwait

4

Laos

1

Latvia

5

Lebanon

33

Liberia

6

Liechtenstein

1

Lithuania

5

Luxembourg

2

Macedonia

1

Madagascar

2

Malaysia

56

Malta

2

Mauritius

2

Mexico

33

Moldova

1

Monaco

1

Mongolia

3                            

Nepal

8

Netherlands, The

22

Netherlands Antilles

10

New Zealand

18

Nigeria

6

Northern Ireland

18  

Norway

17

Oman

4

Pakistan

9

Panama

35

Papua New Guinea

1             

Paraguay

3

Peru

8

Philippines

141

Poland

6

Portugal

5

Romania

12

Republic of Vietnam

2

Russia

8

Rwanda

1

Saint Vincent and the  Grenadines

3

Saudi Arabia

3

Scotland

11

Sierra Leone

4

Singapore

36

Slovakia

6

Slovenia

4

South Africa

15

Spain

37

Sri Lanka

4

St Kitts

St Lucia

5

St Maarten

1

Sudan

2

*Swaziland

1

Surinam

1

Sweden

14

Switzerland

21

Taiwan

54

Tanzania

3

Thailand

115

Tonga

2

Trinidad

7

Tunisia

4

Turkey

22

Uganda

2

Ukraine

2

United Arab Emirates

9

Uruguay

6

Uzbekistan

2

Vanuatu

1

Venezuela

8

Vietnam

Wales

2

Western Samoa

1

Zimbabwe

2

TOTAL =
2,421


*NEW COUNTRY



FBINA GRADUATES BY TERRITORIES, PROTECTORATES & POSSESSIONS

The following is a list of FBI National Academy graduates by territories, protectorates and possessions. This list represents graduates from the first session (graduated October 19, 1935), through the 217th Session (June 11, 2004).

American Samoa

    3

Canal Zone

  11

Guam

  18

Puerto Rico

212

U.S. Virgin Islands Federated States of   

  53

  Micronesia

 30

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 327


BREAKDOWN OF GRADUATES

U.S. 34, 740
International 2,421
Territories 327

 




TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES = 37,488



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