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Old 12-03-2014, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by pbear19 View Post
The city of Ferguson has 54 officers who cover 6 square miles of territory. They can (and do) receive backup from other local municipalities and the County police when necessary.
54 officers do not work 24/7. This means that at any given time, you probably have 15-25 officers to cover 6 square miles of territory. When seconds matter, that just isn't going to get it done.

That is a lot like what we have in OKC as far as coverage.
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