| Some law enforcement and political officials charge that rising crime warrants more cops on the streets, and warn of coming challenges to police hiring and retention. But a Bloomberg News analysis shows that even as staffing levels slumped during the pandemic, nationally, there are more officers in most major police departments now than there were 15 years ago, when crime was higher. Meanwhile, incidents of police brutality are occurring more frequently, with 1,192 police killings recorded in 2022 — the highest in a decade. Amid public scrutiny over the most recent death of Tyre Nichols, who was brutally beaten by five Memphis officers, criminal justice experts say there's an opportunity for departments to look more critically not only at staffing, but at job performance. This comes as local governments are gearing up for looming constraints on city budgets, write Sarah Holder and Fola Akinnibi. Today on CityLab: Cities Are Thinking About Police Staffing All Wrong — Sri Taylor | 
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