City of
    Florence

    Finances
    Budget 1998-99
    Police Department
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    City Budget 1998-99

    Number of Shifts With Only One Officer On Duty
    Police Force in
    Coastal Cities with population of 3,500 to 10,200

     
     
     
     

    Data Source: Presentation to City of Florence Budget Committee May 20, 1998


    Agency
    Population
    Number
    of Officers
    Number of
    Officers per
    1,000 Citizens
    Lincoln City
    6,500
    20
    3.08
    Seaside
    5,600
    15
    2.68
    Newport
    9,500
    24
    2.53
    Tillamook
    4,000
    9
    2.25
    Reedsport
    5,000
    11
    2.20
    Brookings
    5,000
    10
    2.00
    Warrenton
    4,000
    7
    1.75
    North Bend
    10,068
    17
    1.69
    Florence
    6,800
    11
    1.61
    Astoria
    10,200
    16
    1.57
    Average
    2.13

    Number of Work Shifts With Only One Officer on Duty
    Data Source: Presentation to City of Florence Budget Committee May 20, 1998
    Month
    Total
    # Shifts
    # Shifts With
    One Officer
    On Duty
    % of Shifts With
    One Officer
    On Duty
    January 1998
    93
    34.0
    37%
    February 1998
    84
    24.5
    29%
    March 1998
    93
    36.5
    39%
    April 1998
    90
    35.0
    39%
    May 1998 (a/o 5/20)
    60
    21.5
    36%

    Editor's Note: Testimony before the Florence Budget Committee indicated this data shows that there are times when there is only one officer on duty for the entire town of Florence, population 6,500.

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