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911 calls can’t be used in this metric since they encompass non-police emergencies and non-emergencies as well. So going off reported crimes, we have 1/10 of a
by dclowd9901 4y ago
911 calls can’t be used in this metric since they encompass non-police emergencies and non-emergencies as well.
So going off reported crimes, we have 1/10 of a crime per officer per day, or maybe better put, 1 crime per 10 days per officer. So tell me more about how they’re not twiddling their thumbs. Even accounting for administrative work (court appearances, paperwork, etc), that is a ridiculously low crime response rate.
- zdragnar 4y agoYou can't seriously write off 800,000 emergency calls because "maybe not all of them require police response", and then presume that 9/10 police officers sit around twiddling their thumbs. This is pure intellectual dishonesty. Edit: Also, there's more that police do than administrative paperwork and investigating crime. I'd hazard a guess that a plurality, if not a majority, of police officers on any given shift are walking a beat, patrolling, enforcing traffic laws (i.e. speed limits), car crashes, etc.
- vkou 4y agoSPD hasn't done any meaningful traffic enforcement for years. The roads are an utter madhouse. They might show up to a car crash, though.