>8 full-time officers for a population of 5,000. There's absolutely no good reason to have so many cops for a population of that size Doesn't that mean 2 offic

>8 full-time officers for a population of 5,000. There's absolutely no good reason to have so many cops for a population of that size Doesn't that mean 2 officers on duty at any one time? There is ~160 hours in a week, so that is 4 40 hour blocks. Having two police active at any time seems reasonable (probably with them staggered so that when one swaps the other is only half way through their shift).