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Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Associated Press
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Police officer hiring in U.S. increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows

By CLAUDIA LAUER than in any one of the previous four law enforcement. As more and more police officials say.
Associated Press years, and fewer officers overall re- officers left, many of the departments "I just think that the past four years
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police depart- signed or retired, according to the had to redeploy stretched resources have been particularly challenging
ments across the United States are 214 law enforcement agencies that by shifting officers away from inves- for American policing," said Chuck
reporting an increase in their ranks for responded to a survey by the Police tigative work or quality of life issues Wexler, executive director of PERF, a
the first time since the COVID-19 pan- Executive Research Forum, or PERF. such as abandoned vehicles or noise nonprofit policing think tank based
demic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd's death at the hands of Min- violations to handle increases in crime in Washington, D.C. "And our survey
Floyd, which led to a historic exodus neapolis police officers spurred and, in some cases, the shortages shows we're finally starting to turn a
of officers, a survey shows. nationwide protests against police meant slower response times or limit- corner."
More sworn officers were hired in 2023 brutality and heightened scrutiny of ing responses to emergencies only, Continued on Page 2