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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 /> total num,reded to adequately staff the force. <br /> Mas /yd AVAILABILITY FACTOR Hours/Year <br /> gtoo Days Off (40 hours work week) ( n5j 832 <br /> / D Vacation (Patrol Officer average 11 1/2 days /year)(l_D 91 <br /> Zei Holidays (11 day /year) 3 /11/6 tee° , 4& Foy 88 <br /> Training A, nigc AT- 6,v,, 225 <br /> yb <br /> - 36 Sick Time (P.D. budget estimate) A-VC `en.- OfFic tt 35 <br /> TOTAL HOURS UNAVAILABLE FOR PATROL 74- <br /> 1 ,71 <br /> - 1 - 5 2° When the figure tff7-il is subtracted from 2, 920, the result shows that <br /> / each officer provides 1445 hours on duty per year. <br /> f ?'3 1& -/ <br /> rJ <br /> To determine the number of patrol officers necessary to staff one beat, <br /> - 2/72,0 the figure 2,920 is divided by . The resulting ratio is �47 to <br /> staff one beat. /(ast 1.T) <br /> e r 6.60 <br /> When this figure is multiplied by the number of beats found to be required <br /> / 62 in the above calculations, based upon the current level of 18 beats, the <br /> / (� result is that 2e patrol fficers are needed. <br /> 'X Z (,g6 C32- <br /> cev. 4 <br /> (q) Minnesota Chiefs of Police Educational Foundation 1998 ExecutiveTraining institute 25 <br />