A dozen American small towns have disbanded their police departments entirely in the last two years, according to a new report from the Associated Press.
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"As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen.When nothing changed, Smith quit. So did his few remaining officers, leading the Minnesota town of 1,300 residents to shutter its police force in late August," the outlet wrote.
Zooming out to the nationwide crisis, the outlet noted there is an"exodus from law enforcement." Citing a Police Executive Research Forum survey of 200 police agencies, it stated,"Officer resignations were up 47% last year compared to 2019 — the year before the pandemic andIn addition to officers leaving forces, there is a shortage of young talent looking to join.
This is reportedly affecting small American towns in a more impactful way because"smaller communities that can’t match the pay and incentives offered by bigger places."
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