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WASHINGTON, DC – Law enforcement officers are leaving work “faster than ever” and some departments are down by hundreds of members compared to the same period last year. an official said.
National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) President Patrick Yaos sounded the alarm at the third annual Faith & Blue conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, calling on nearly 100 law enforcement officers, community leaders and reporters to: said like .”
“We are seeing law enforcement officers leaving our profession faster than ever before,” Yoes told the audience. “Our profession depends on getting the best and brightest people into this job. I am in crisis.”
Representatives from 19 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcas, convened on Tuesday to attend the National Faith 2022 event scheduled for Oct. 7-10. & announced plans for Blue Weekend. It facilitates conversation and communication between religious groups, law enforcement agencies and communities, and in doing so it is endorsed by prominent figures in law enforcement.
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When asked about retention and recruitment on Tuesday, Reverend Markel Hutchins, the event’s lead organizer and CEO of MovementForward, said, “If police officers have to continue working under the circumstances, law enforcement will recruit new talent.” , will not be able to retain or attract.” and the situation in which they work now.
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“The stress and anxiety caused by the tensions we’ve seen has alienated law enforcement professionals,” he continued. There’s no way to reduce crime, and there’s no way to attract new talent to law enforcement, without moving the story again from .
Data provided by the FOP earlier this month showed that more than 210 police and law enforcement officers had been shot in the line of duty as of July 31 this year, a 14 percent increase from the same period last year.
Deaths of officers on duty will jump 55% from 2020 to 2021, with the vast majority COVID-19 (new coronavirus infectious disease)Associated illnesses, according to statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Also, data released last week by the Association of Major Cities Mayors murder in Large cities have surged 50% since 2019.
“Unfortunately, we are going through a very difficult time in American history over the past two years. American law enforcement has been demonized by many. It has created rifts in the agency and eroded the very trust in the agency and the legal profession,” Joos added in his address to the crowd. “And we’re paying the price. We’re paying the price in high-crime communities. We’re paying the price for law enforcement officers.”
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Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Commissioner Robert Contee told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that he has 300 fewer officers than he did when he took office in 2021.
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“It’s important to our police,” said Conti.
An MPD spokesperson said the ministry has authorized a police force of 4,000 sworn members for the 2022 and 2023 financial years. As of Tuesday, the ministry said he employs 3,472 sworn members. As of 1 January 2022, there are 3,535 uniformed MDP personnel on staff. MPD has 3,569 sworn members as of January 1, 2021, according to a spokesperson.
Conti, who also spoke as a member of the Association of Mayors of Major Cities, said the need for more staffing and retention of personnel had a “huge impact.”
“When it comes to police officers who are overworked and working every day because they don’t have the right staff, it affects judgment, it affects the interaction of the police community, it affects a lot of things,” Conti said. continued.
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Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that 2,465 New York Police Department officers have so far submitted paperwork to retire in 2022. The 2022 figure is a 42% increase for him from 1,731 officers who retired at the same time in 2021. report state.
“There is no single reason why our profession is currently struggling to recruit and retain,” said Stephen Castevens, president of the International Association of Police Chiefs.
“Maybe 35 years ago at one of my previous agencies, when we were recruiting law enforcement officials, we had eight applicants with 800 to 1,000 applicants. Now we have 50,” Illinois. Well, it didn’t happen overnight. There are many reasons. “
U.S. County Sheriff Dennis Lemma called the issue “probably one of the most important challenges facing us today.”
“Fundamentally, people are drawn to this business because they have a heart to serve and want love and appreciation from the recipient of that service,” says Lemma. . “And when false narratives are out there — in many ways, extremist narratives that want to defend the police, or want to allow cities across the country to engage in outright lawlessness — your good, quality police force.” Officers will find other ways to serve. They will go to the military, they will serve in churches, they will serve in the fire department, they will find other callings.”
However, he added that he was “the strongest supporter” of defunding police and law enforcement. “They are now changing positions as violent crime is on the rise in major cities across America..”
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“Me Entering a large group of sheriffs across the country, I asked … “How many of you are raising your hands and encouraging their sons, daughters, and grandchildren to get into this business?” There weren’t enough hands raised for ,” continued Lemma.
Audrey Conklin of Fox News contributed to this report.