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Law Enforcement (Professionals & Academics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Law Enforcement (Professionals & Academics, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.99, median 1,115 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $18.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Professionals & Academics (4,236), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,115 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Law Enforcement best sellers
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
by Evy Poumpouras
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,142
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
- List rank#4
- Price$26.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18
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Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice
by Robert Hilland
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,771
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer – A #1 NYT Bestselling Serial Killer Investigation
by Michelle McNamara
- List rank#6
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,997
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Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America's Nazis
by Scott Payne
- List rank#7
- Price$13.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,021
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Chasing Goodfellas: Lufthansa, Henry Hill, Point Shaving, and Making Movies
by Edward McDonald
- List rank#8
- Price$16.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9
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Wiseguy
by Nicholas Pileggi
- List rank#9
- Price$16.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,095
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Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
- List rank#10
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews14,933
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FAQ
Is Law Enforcement a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,115 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Law Enforcement?
The median best seller has 1,115 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Law Enforcement best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $18.95.
Can new books break into Law Enforcement?
10% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.