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Police recruiting improves but attrition in first year remains a concern, commanders tell subcommittee
Summary
Recruitment and academy class sizes rose in 2025 after process changes and outreach, but presenters said roughly 30% attrition across academy and early field-training cohorts remains a challenge; staff described retention work and increased community-based recruitment.
City police commanders reported stronger application and hiring counts in 2025 and larger academy classes but said attrition in the academy and early field-training remains an area of concern that the department is addressing through targeted supports and outreach.
A recruiting briefing described rising applications after process improvements introduced in mid-2024 and expanded community-focused outreach. Presenters said January 2025 saw a peak in hires and that, year-to-date through mid-2025, the department had already exceeded the total number of applications received in all of 2024. The briefing also showed larger academy classes in 2025 (a class…
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