IMPD and The Shortage of Officers in 2026

Source: indy reporter (@Indy_reporter_) on X

Last night, @IMPD_Chief talked about the shortage of officers

So I decided to take a closer look at how Indianapolis’ population has changed compared to the number of IMPD officers.

Alarming….

• 2007: 1,613 IMPD officers for 878K residents
• 2026: 1,408 officers for ~992K residents
• Population is up 114,500+
• Officers are down 205
• Officer-to-resident ratio fell from 1.84 to 1.42 per 1,000
• That means 705 residents per officer, compared to 544 in 2007.

And since 2019, IMPD has lost 308 officers.

More people.
Fewer officers.
More residents per officer.

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