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<br />Attachment B-2 of 3 <br /> <br />CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF PATROL BEATS <br /> <br />For the purpose of this study, a patrol beat is defined as a basic one <br />officer patrol shift, 8 hours per day, 365 days per year. <br /> <br />A. Total Weighted Events 32,550 <br />B. The number of weighted events is multiplied by <br /> .55 hours (35 minutes) which. is the average time <br /> required for handling an incident or investigation <br /> at the patrol level. 17,902 <br />C. This total is then multiplied by 3 to allow for a <br /> buffer factor to cover time spent on preventive <br /> patrol, court time, training, meetings, care of <br /> equipment, and report writing. These are times <br /> that are not reflected in incident reports. <br /> 53,706 <br />D. The total is then divided by 2,920 which <br /> represents the number of hours necessary to staff <br /> one patrol beat (8 hours per day x 365 days = <br /> 2,920). This total is the number of patrol beats <br /> required to cover existing work loads. <br /> 18 <br />r- The 18 beats would be divided over 3 shifts and a <br />c. <br /> night power shift, or 3 shifts and a day and night <br /> power shift. This averages out to five to six beats II <br /> per shift with 2 to 3 beats assigned to the power <br /> shift. <br /> <br />24 Minnesota Chiefs of Police Educational Foundation 1998 Executive Training Institute <br />