Columbus police struggle to keep up with city's growth despite new recruits

Training exercise with the newest recruit class for the Columbus Division of Police at the training academy in Columbus , Ohio. May 16, 2024 While the City of Columbus has grown larger in recent years, the number of sworn officers serving within the Columbus Division of Police has gotten smaller, according to population data and new city records obtained by ABC 6 News.

The situation has created varying levels of concern with the union representing CPD officers calling the recruiting scenario “a crisis,” while Mayor Andrew Ginther pointed out the city is seeing progress and 1st Assistant Chief Lashanna Potts stressed that CPD is doing everything it can to add officers.

“We have a crisis right now. We do not have enough bodies filling the spots,” Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9 President Brian Steel told ABC 6/FOX 28. “Right now, it’s hard to get somebody into public service.” On Your Side, ABC 6 News questions the future of policing in Columbus examining the challenge of protecting the city.

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