Police unions blast report naming California best place for cops

Law enforcement unions in California are criticizing a recent report calling the Golden State one of the best places to be a police officer in the United States. The report, released by the personal finance website WalletHub, based its findings largely on compensation and training, though it also included metrics like police deaths per 1,000 officers and state and local spending on law enforcement agencies. “Unfortunately, the authors of this study didn’t survey rank-and-file police officers or sheriff deputies about the realities of law enforcement in California prior to releasing...