(FOX40.COM) — Earlier this month, the Peace Officers Research Association of California released a revealing study on the impact of law enforcement staffing shortages across the state.
The study found California counties now have fewer than two officers for every 1,000 residents, which is about half the nationwide average. More specifically, the study says, “Only 2 of California’s 58 counties exceed the national average of 3.5 officers per 1,000 residents.” But here in Sacramento, law enforcement agencies are facing two very different staffing realities.
“We are just kind of in the best place we’ve been in a very long time,” said Sgt. Amar Gandhi, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. “There’s been the quote-unquote war on police, and you know, a lot of quote-unquote police reform and things like that. And really, it’s made a big ding as far as the efforts for… law enforcement recruiting.”…