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The four-year deal, part of the mayor's effort to rebuild the LAPD, would provide four base wage increases of 3%, while also increasing officers' retention pay, officials said.
The LAPD's deployment of officers has reflected the growth and changes of Los Angeles since the late 19th century. The earliest LAPD police station (or community station or division, originating from the "Patrol Division") was Central Division, located in Downtown Los Angeles on the southeast corner of 1st and Hill.
Former L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón — who also served previously as a top LAPD official and was involved in the department’s buildup to 10,000 officers in 2011 — said he believes ...
Randal Simmons, the first LAPD SWAT officer to be killed in the line of duty, on February 7, 2008. Since the establishment of the Los Angeles Police Department, 220 officers have died in the line of duty. [167] In 2008, Randal Simmons became the first LAPD SWAT officer to be killed in the line of duty. [168]
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
A Times review shows the LAPD's academy is graduating about half the number of recruits needed per class to keep pace with Mayor Karen Bass' ambitious plan to expand the department to 9,500 officers.
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In 2021, California cities spent more than $14.8 billion on policing and counties spent $7.5 billion, and the state spent $2.8 billion on the California Highway Patrol, according to the ...