To the editor: So we are going to clarify this: the city of Los Angeles, with 466 square miles of land, a population of 3.8 million and 8,700 police, can afford to cut 300 officers of their ranks (“With the crisis, the hiring goal of Mayor Karen Bass for the LAPD turns beyond reach. “ May 10). Meanwhile, New York City covers 304 square miles of land, has a population of 8.2 million and is done with 34,000 uniformed officers. Before the proposed cuts, in Los Angeles, that is an officer for every 437 of us friends; For New York, that is an officer for every 241 residents. Then, in New York, each officer has almost half of the workload of his partner in Los Angeles, it is not surprising that he feels much safer to walk through Manhattan at night than a large part of Los Angeles
John Arcos, Long Beach
..
To the editor: He urges the Council of the Full City to reject the proposal of the Budget Committee to reduce the number of police officers by decelerating the hiring, leaving the department with some 8,400 officers in June 2026. The city of Los Angeles would be at its lowest level of police officers. in 30 years. With 530 police It is expected to withdraw this yearrecruit only 240 leaves a net decrease of almost 300 officers.
This proposed cut and, together with others that preceded it, will mean an department too thin. Although we saw A reduction In the violent crime rate last year, we must maintain at least our current level of Jury Police officers. If this proposed cut is promulgated, what will be affected? Response time for each of our emergency calls? Does it reduce units that work in important crimes? Community relationships? Narcotics? Against terrorism?
Rick Tuttle, Culver City
