Does Waukesha Have Enough Police Officers?
Waukesha has 1.65 officers for every 1,000 people living in the community, while nearby communities have slightly higher staffing levels. Use this searchable database on Patch to see how this compares with others around the state.
Editor's note: Data about staffing comes from information provided from law enforcement agencies to the FBI. Waukesha, however, had 118 officers in 2011 and currently has 116 officers, according to information to the Waukesha Police Department. When it comes to how many police officers a community should have, is there a right number? There are no federal or state — or even local — mandates for how many officers provide optimal protection and service. The International Association of Chiefs of Police in a recent patrol staffing and deployment study states plainly: "Ready-made, universally applicable patrol staffing standards do not exist. Ratios, such as officers-per-thousand population, are totally inappropriate as a basis for staffing …
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