Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.

Landry's executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments.

Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.” As of July, sheriff's offices statewide were down 1,800 deputies, Landry said.

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[–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If there isn't anyone to write them down, they're not getting included with the stats either.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That isn't how crime reports work. Your comment got downvoted because it's stupid.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Enlighten me, then.

    A quick google search shows, that crime stats are reported by law enforcement agencies. How do these agencies know about crimes? For most crimes, it's gonna be because someone wrote a police report. Who writes police reports? The police.

    Makes perfect sense to me

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