Page 25 - August 2016 Newsletter

Crunching the numbers
Hello from the Pension Office. Recently, ru- mors have spread like wildfire concerning the influx of retirements. Some believe that up- wards to 1,000 officers will be pulling the pin by the time our FOP contract expires on June 30, 2017. I collected data from records here at the pension fund and created a very brief chart with 5-and-a-half years of employees who pay into the fund their 9 percent contribution.
I’m going to let you decide what road our Chicago Po- lice Department is heading down when it comes to hiring and retirements. The counts below come directly from a deduction file sent from the city of Chicago and are unau- dited. These numbers reflect from the Superintendent on down – all ranks. Also, the totals might not include officers who are in the process of retiring, receiving military pay, on a leave of absence or engaged in other miscellaneous actions. When all is said and done, these numbers would change on a daily basis, but remain in the ballpark of working employees.
City Hall and Headquarters security, etc. under the rank of sergeant. I hope this answers some ques- tions out there. Be safe, my brothers and sisters. God bless you and all first responders throughout the land in these trying times of resentments to-
wards us. d
Year
Hired by CPD
Retired + quit
Total officers
2011
51
475 + 12 = 487
12,236
2012
442
570 + 18 = 588
12,026
2013
573
406 + 7 = 413
12,161
2014
305
350 + 26 = 376
12,020
2015
435
399 + 17 = 416
12,061
2016
333
372 through August
11,961
MIKE LAPPE
Many have asked, “How many coppers do we really have?” Here’s your answer: 9161/9,193; 9164/113 FTOs; 9165/868 detectives. There are another 185 officers in various units/jobs i.e: ma- rine unit, K-9, pony’s, B&A, the mayor’s bodyguards,
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