• SangriaFerret@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Tbf, NOPD don’t arrest many people anyway. There’s a massive cop shortage, only 944 officers for a city of 364,000 with skyrocketing crime rates. Moreover, they’ve been operating under a consent decree by the DOJ since 2012. They’re overworked, underpaid and under the thumb of the feds so in response they simply don’t do shit.

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      1 year ago

      Serious question, what is the right number of officers for a city that size? 1 officer per 400 people or so doesn’t sound very low to me.

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        1 year ago

        NOPD’s stated goal is 1600, a ratio of 1:227 persons.

        The actual ratio is 1:385

        Cleveland, similar in size to New Orleans, has a ratio 1:310. They also state that they are suffering from a serious police shortage.

        By comparison:

        NYC has a ratio of 1:166

        Chicago 1:180