Of the 18,700 criminal justice professionals employed in Mississippi, 2,650 work in Cleveland. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of criminal justice professionals in Cleveland has grown by 5%. As the number of criminal justice professionals in Cleveland has increased, overall employment in Cleveland has decreased.

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In Cleveland, salaries for criminal justice professionals have increased. Cleveland criminal justice professionals made $30,548 per year, on average, in 2010. Criminal justice professionals in Cleveland made a yearly average salary of $26,260, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Cleveland.

Criminal justice professionals in Cleveland make a median yearly salary of $28,568. The difference in pay between the criminal justice professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 93%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $22,025 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $42,555 per year.

On average criminal justice professional salaries in Cleveland are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited criminal justice school in the city. Many of Cleveland's criminal justice professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in criminal justice offered by Cleveland's criminal justice schools.

In 2010 approximately 30 students completed criminal justice courses.