Staffing

Baltimore PD has roughly 400 vacancies among sworn staff and recruitment efforts can't keep pace with those leaving

Maintaining the police workforce level requires law enforcement to rethink traditional police career models

Agencies must weigh the pros and cons of shift schedules to do what they can to ensure success – for officers, the agency and the community

Becoming a police officer requires passing numerous mental and physical tests — do you have what it takes?

The Law Enforcement Career Path Academy was designed to remove financial and educational barriers to college and a LE career for low-income young people

Officers will no longer respond to runaways, medical welfare checks and some traffic incidents, among others

Changing people’s work schedules is a significant disruption to not only their lives but their families as well

"We’re getting hit hard in our communications bureau, as well as our patrol division."

City Council had initially planned to drop the force's size to 750 officers in 2022, but reversed course late Wednesday

Calls for police reform and additional police training come up against limited resources – people and money

Councilmembers argued that a proposal to stop the hiring of 100 police officers would shrink the force too quickly

Major U.S. cities vary widely in their officer-to-population ratio

If the plan is approved, county sheriff's deputies and Metro Transit Police officers would temporarily work with the city

The agency will stop responding to minor incidents in person as 234 officers return to patrol

Police executives from three cities in states where election results are expected to be close discuss their preparations for November 3