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[–] 0 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Tbf, NOPD don't arrest many people anyway. There's a massive cop shortage, only 944 officers for a city of 364,000 with skyrocketing crime rates. Moreover, they've been operating under a consent decree by the DOJ since 2012. They're overworked, underpaid and under the thumb of the feds so in response they simply don't do shit.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Serious question, what is the right number of officers for a city that size? 1 officer per 400 people or so doesn't sound very low to me.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    NOPD's stated goal is 1600, a ratio of 1:227 persons.

    The actual ratio is 1:385

    Cleveland, similar in size to New Orleans, has a ratio 1:310. They also state that they are suffering from a serious police shortage.

    By comparison:

    NYC has a ratio of 1:166

    Chicago 1:180

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