Does Brookfield Have Enough Police Officers?
Brookfield has 1.68 officers for every 1,000 people living in the city. Use this searchable database on Patch to see how this compares with others around the state.
When it comes to how many police officers a community should have, is there a right number? There are no federal or state — or even local — mandates for how many officers provide optimal protection and service. The International Association of Chiefs of Police in a recent patrol staffing and deployment study states plainly: "Ready-made, universally applicable patrol staffing standards do not exist. Ratios, such as officers-per-thousand population, are totally inappropriate as a basis for staffing decisions." Instead, the study says needs should be determined by a number of different factors, including: Use this searchable database on Patch to compare the police staffing levels in other communities of similar population size in Wisconsin. …
JayZee
9:09 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
As a radio hobbyist monitoring the radio traffic for first and second shifts, it's my opinion that the staffing is adequate for CofB. Seldom is a request for service delayed, even the nuisance 911 misdial responses are handled in a timely manner. Requests for mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions is rare. Clearly shoplifting peaks during the holidays, other times of the year I don't hear that… more ›