America’s police departments are rebounding from the hiring shortages they experienced amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd riots. After a season of resignations and other difficulties involved in retaining officers, it appears that hiring is once again on an upward trend.
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) published the findings of a survey showing that the era of understaffed police agencies might be coming to an end.
This development comes after a sharp rise in resignations and relocations of police officers over recent years.
More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than in any one of the previous four years, and fewer officers overall resigned or retired, according to the 214 law enforcement agencies that responded to a survey by the Police Executive Research Forum, or PERF.
Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers spurred nationwide protests…
