The department’s authorized strength has been reduced from 916 officers to 882. At one point, we had 1045 sworn officers. We have around 783. A city our size should have around 1200.
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That's ridiculous lowering authorized strength. But then again, it's all smoke and mirrors with playing with the numbers.
With 916 authorized strength, you're down 15% staffing.
With 882 authorized, you're only down 11% staffing. Not bad... You guys can do more with less then.
Posted by: Straight Pipe | January 19, 2022 at 01:01 PM
Straight Pipe beat me to it - sure improves the percentages. What's that old saw? Figures Lie and Liars Figure...
Posted by: DaveS | January 20, 2022 at 02:02 PM