Severe Understaffing Issues in the Los Angeles Police Department

SOURCE www.breitbart.com
Interim LAPD Chief Dominic Choi discusses severe understaffing issues within the LAPD, leading to challenges in responding to calls and impacting morale among officers.

Key Points

  • LAPD is severely understaffed with only 8,832 officers compared to the desired 12,000
  • Response times for non-emergency and uncoded calls have increased significantly
  • Repeat offenders contributing to a rise in property crimes

Pros

  • Insight into the challenges faced by the LAPD due to severe understaffing
  • Highlighting the impact of staffing shortages on response times and morale of officers

Cons

  • Limited information on specific actions being taken to address the understaffing issue