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POST reports 82,102 full‑time peace officers and rising certification actions; 14 individuals newly deemed ineligible under Gov. Code §1029
Summary
At the March 4 advisory committee meeting POST staff presented year‑end 2024 and early‑2025 certification statistics — head counts, certificates issued, separations, and disciplinary actions — and told the committee the commission will consider a list of individuals ineligible under Government Code section 1029 for action.
POST staff presented a set of certification statistics and related enforcement data to the advisory committee on March 4, 2025, reporting year‑end 2024 totals and a January–February 2025 update.
Topline figures presented on the record - Active full‑time peace officers (end of 2024): 82,102. - Basic certificates issued in 2024: 4,334. - New appointments approved in 2024 (includes lateral hires): 7,587. - Proofs of eligibility issued in 2024 (reserves, jail deputies, other classifications): 5,836. - Affidavits of separation received in 2024: 7,846 (includes moves to other agencies, retirements, resignations and terminations). - Of separations, POST reported 353 individual counts of serious‑misconduct allegations and 276 officers separated as a result of serious misconduct (some…
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