The financial website, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia to come up with the states that are the best ones to be a police officer. They used three key dimensions: Opportunity & Competition, Law Enforcement Training Requirements and Job Hazards & Protections. With those things in mind, WalletHub placed West Virginia at 49, just ahead of Alaska and Arkansas, with “Opportunity & Competition” being the state’s worst category. California is the best state to be a police officer, according to the study.