8,888 -- That's the current number of sworn officers employed by the Los Angeles Police Department ... an effort to boost the police department's ranks to the 9,504 officers Bass believes to ...

In April, the Los Angeles Police Department had 8,888 sworn officers – already far below Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal. Two months later, KNX News’ Craig Fiegener reports the ranks have ...

Earlier this year, the number of LAPD's sworn officers dipped below 8,800, its lowest number in decades. In 2018, when former police chief Michel Moore took the helm, the department had roughly ...