This is what we are being told...
"Following the merger of city and county departments to create the Louisville Metro Police Department, the mayor has secured funding to put more police officers on the streets, with new tools, expanded training and stronger community relationships."
--Source LouisvilleKY.gov
These are the facts....
City
# Officers
Population
# Officers per 1000 Residents
New York, NY
39,890
8,085,742
4.93
Los Angeles
9,176
3,819,951
2.4
Chicago, IL
13,289
2,869,121
4.63
Houston, TX
5,028
2,009,690
2.5
Philadelphia, PA
6,664
1,479,339
4.51
Phoenix, AZ
2,936
1,388,416
2.12
Dallas, TX
2,833
1,208,318
2.35
Detroit, MI
3,645
911,402
4
San Francisco, CA
2,164
751,682
2.88
Jacksonville, FL
1,592
773,781
2.06
Columbus, OH
1,819
728,432
2.5
Louisville, KY
1,136
699,017
1.63
Boston, MA
1,930
581,616
3.32
Memphis, TN
2,013
645,978
3.12
Baltimore, MD
3,094
628,670
4.92
Milwaukee, WI
1,907
586,941
3.25
Washington, D.C.
3,782
563,384
6.71
There are 71 cities in the United States with a population greater than 250,000. The average number of officers per 1000 residents for those cities is 3.8.
--Source F.B.I