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How many police officers do we need? That is a question that really has no right answer. The level of police service you require determines the number of police officers you need. If your community wants a priority one response in a timely manner, the officer will respond within 4 minutes. Your community will need to employ more officers than a community that is willing to wait seven or eight minutes for officers to respond. Some communities may want four hours of active patrol per shift, while other require only two hours per shift. Extensive traffic enforcement is important to some communities while some like the high visibility of police presence. It is not a set rule. However, most cities like to have at least one

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