I was a police officer for about 13 years in a former life. I was 21 when I started, mid-30's when I left. When I left, I was an FTO (field training officer) for the department I was employed by. About half the people I trained were younger than me, half older. We had guys starting out in their mid-40's; it depends upon the hiring practice for the department you're interested in.
The first department I worked for was a small town department, four sworn officers. I started out as a reserve and worked into a full-time position, getting certified in the process. Being certified in my state is a big deal; departments would much rather hire someone already certified than have to stand for paying for 14 weeks of salary while the person attends the police academy.
After about three years of that, I jumped ship to a larger department (26 sworn officers). When I tested, there were about 60 people that took the test; when I left that department, 10 years later, we were getting 8 or 10 people at each test. That may have changed with the economy going south, though.
The city that I currently live in has around 300 officers. I don't work in law enforcement anymore, but do work closely with them. From what I've been told, if you can sign your name and pass the background check, you're pretty much hired. Some of this, however, probably has something to due with the current management.
I enjoyed my time in the field; the best advice that I can give if you do get into the field is to not take everything personally; treat it as a job and life will be much easier. The people I saw burnout the quickest were the ones that took everything personally.
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