The San Marcos Police Department is “functionally short” on officers heading into 2023.
Chief of Police Stan Standridge remarked on police staffing shortages while sharing arrest data at a Chief Advisory Panel meeting held Wednesday, Oct. 19.
According to arrest data from the third quarter of 2022, arrests are down approximately 21.8%, which "could have quite a bit to do with the fact that we're critical still on staffing," Standridge said. "We are functionally short, probably at least 15 officers. So [if] you don't have 15 people out there making arrests, the numbers are going to reflect that."
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