California city struggles to recruit police despite highest-in-nation signing bonus: 'They're desperate'
Story by Amy Nelson •
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Police departments offering large signing bonuses to combat staffing shortages
Police departments across the country are exploring different ways to combat staffing shortages, but even massive signing bonuses and six-figure salaries aren’t enough to entice potential recruits.
The Alameda, California Police Department is offering new recruits a $75,000 signing bonus – the highest in the nation – on top of a $113,654 starting salary, which is more than officers make in major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles.
But the department is still struggling to recruit, despite the hefty financial incentives.
Joel Aylworth, a former San Francisco police officer, explained that the recruiting crisis is the result of an extremely high cost of living in areas that need officers and more than a decade of anti-law enforcement rhetoric.
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