Epoch Times - Former San Francisco Officer: Nobody Wants To Do Police Work In SF Anymore #californiainsider
Aired: 2023-12-05
Duration: 00:57

[00:00:00]  There's a shortage of police officers.
[00:00:01]  What do you think it's going to look like in San Francisco?
[00:00:04]  I mean, just look at the devastation that we've started to see.
[00:00:06]  I mean, Whole Foods, this like $10 million project to be built downtown, only open for a year, just got up and left.
[00:00:13]  And that's because they can't get a handle on crime.
[00:00:16]  They had SFPD standing a post because it was getting so out of hand, the theft and people walking through, right?
[00:00:22]  SFPD was working overtime shifts there and they still closed.
[00:00:25]  Wayne In 2013, San Francisco, it was one of the most desirable police departments to work for.
[00:00:31]  Now, it's the complete opposite.
[00:00:32]  Nobody wants to do police work, number one.
[00:00:34]  And number two, nobody wants to do police work in San Francisco.
[00:00:37]  Back in 2013, we had about five academies throughout the entire year.
[00:00:41]  Now, you're lucky to see two to three probably yielding 10 to 20 recruits.
[00:00:45]  Let's say 50% of those people fail out.
[00:00:47]  You're looking at yielding 20 to 30 officers tops, and then think about how many retirements you have.
[00:00:52]  200 a year, injuries, etc, etc, etc.
[00:00:55]  SF cannot fill this gap.