AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - LAPD chief says department has lost 200 officers since February and needs nearly 4,000 more
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell says his department now fields roughly 8,550 officers, nearly 4,000 fewer than the 12,500 he calls ideal, as attrition outpaces hiring and the 2028 Olympics loom. McDonnell told The California Post in an exclusive interview that the LAPD's uniformed force has dropped by about 200 officers since February, when […] The post LAPD chief says department has lost 200 officers since February and needs nearly 4,000 more appeared first on American Almanac .
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell says his department now fields roughly 8,550 officers, nearly 4,000 fewer than the 12,500 he calls ideal, as attrition outpaces hiring and the 2028 Olympics loom. McDonnell told The California Post in an exclusive interview that the LAPD's uniformed force has dropped by about 200 officers since February, when the department counted more than 8,700. He put the current number at 8,551 "on the job today" and raised his ideal staffing target from the 12,000 he cited five months ago to 12,500. The gap between what Los Angeles has and what its chief says it needs amounts to a shortfall of roughly 3,950 officers, a deficit that dwarfs the 410 new hires the City Council funded this fiscal year. A senior…Open