Nope. Once again, I’m not the one who’s naive or “without a clue.”
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“The Los Angeles Police Department has suffered from chronic underfunding and under-staffing recently.[59] Compared to most other large cities in the United States, Los Angeles has historically had one of the lowest ratios of police personnel to population served.[59] Former police chief William J. Bratton made enlarging the force one of his top priorities (Bratton has been quoted as saying, “You give me 4,000 more officers and I’ll give you the safest city in the world”).[60]
The Los Angeles Police Department protects its city with only one officer for every 426 residents.[59] As a point of comparison, New York City boasts one NYPD officer for every 228 residents.[59] For Los Angeles to have the same ratio of officers as New York City, the LAPD would need to add nearly 17,000 officers. Further points of comparison include Chicago, which has a ratio of one officer per 216 citizens and Philadelphia, whose officer per citizen ratio is 1 to 219.[59]”
—————————– “From spring 2007 through the spring of 2009, new recruits could earn money through sign on bonuses ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. Those bonuses ended in 2009.[71][72] Sign on bonuses were paid 1/2 after graduation from the academy, and 1/2 after completion of probation.[72] Also, $2,000 could be added for out of town sign ons for housing arrangements.[72] As of July 2009, new recruits earned starting salaries of $56,522–$61,095 depending on education level, and began earning their full salary on their first day of academy training.[73]
As of January 2010, the starting base salary for high school graduates was lowered to $45,226. If the applicant has at least 60 college units, with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better, the applicant will start at $47,043. If the applicant has a BA or BSc (four year) degree, the applicant will start at $48,880.”
