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CALCULATING THE NUMBER <br /> OF <br /> PATROL OFFICERS TO STAFF ONE BEAT <br /> To determine the number of patrol officers necessary to cover a single <br /> beat, we must subtract the number of hours an officer is unavailable for <br /> duty, because of days off, vacation, holidays, sick leave, etc. from 2920 (8 <br /> hours per day x 365 days = 2920). The remaining hours represent the net <br /> hours an officer is actually available for patrol. That figure can then be <br /> used to calculate the number of officers required to staff a beat and the <br /> ber needed to adequately staff the force. <br /> (/ 97g ��D cMlet /,mss 672,10 S / a <br /> / AVAILABILITY FACT )101R Hours/Year <br /> 34/0 Days Off (40 hours work week) z 832 <br /> IOC Vacation (Patrol Officer average 11 1/2 days/year) (j ") 91 <br /> . 221 Holidays (11 day /year) 3 4v6 u %4 - ,4fe3r fk Foe 88 <br /> Training A r &2 giVO <br /> rJ5 the f6n oFP c 225 <br /> 36 Sick Time (P.D. budget estimate) 4v 26t OF`icsiL 35 <br /> 4. / 9 7 TOTAL HOURS UNAVAILABLE FOR PATROL .14/7---1- <br /> I 12 / <br /> 2-5 When the figure 11;?T is subtracted from 2, 920, the result shows that <br /> 05'7 each officer provides C18 hours on duty per year. <br /> �' 2-3 /.4(41 <br /> To determine the number of patrol officers necessary to staff one beat, <br /> -- the figure 2,920 is divided by-1 The resulting ratio is 1- 67 to <br /> staff one beat. /e 7 <br /> /127 <br /> 173 = /. o <br /> When this figure is multiplied by the number of beats found to be required <br /> / in the above calculations, based upon the current level of 18 beats, the <br /> X - -3 7 result is that28 patrol ofi ers are needed. <br /> 0 3 *ca <br /> ��� Minnesota Chiefs of Police Educational Foundation 1998 ExecutiveTraining Institute 25 <br />