By May 1999, 100,500 officers and equivalents had been funded. Preliminary estimates indicate that between 84,700 and 89,400 will have been deployed by 2003. Because some officers will have departed before others begin service, the federally funded increase in policing levels may have peaked in 2001 between 69,000 and 84,600. Estimates are that these levels will fall to 62,700–83,900 in 2003. (These estimates will be revised as data collected in mid-2000 are analyzed.)

Estimated Number of COPS-Funded Officers and Equivalents	Time Period
84,700 to 89,400	1994 to 2003*
69,000 to 84,600	2001
62,700 to 83,900	2003

*All officers hired during this period will not be in service simultaneously; the other figures give estimates for specific years. An additional study completed in 2000 will provide a better estimate of whether COPS funds produced a lasting increase in the number of police officers on the streets.