Attachment A - March 2026 (December 2025 Data).pdf

RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND ATTRITION 
REPORT
March 2026
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ATTACHMENT A

Phoenix Police Department 
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Total Filled Sworn Positions 2024 vs. 2025
Sworn Hiring 
Target
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
Recruits in 
the Academy
85
78
85
128
Total Filled 
Positions
2,584
2,555
2,506
2,468
Total Filled 
Sworn 
Positions, 
Including Recruits
2,669
2,633
2,591
2,596
December
2022
December
2023
December
2024
December
2025

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Phoenix Police Department 
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234
175
187
232
189
180
204
250
305
380
294
428
518
393
428
454
412
415
472
498
462
504
493
518
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Recruit Applicants 2024 and 2025
2024
2025

Phoenix Police Department 
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503
1,023
2,541
4,513
14
31
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
2024
2025
Total Recruit Applicants by Gender for 2024 and 2025
Female
Male
Undisclosed
18.4%
16.4%
83.1%
81.1%

Phoenix Police Department 
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10
12
16
19
17
18
20
23
7
25
25
25
25
24
21
31
30
24
29
53
17
20
26
30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants 2024 and 2025
2024
2025

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82.0%
80.2%
82.0%
80.3%
38
61
178
267
1
2
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2024
2025
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants by Gender for 2024 and 2025
Female
Male
Undisclosed
82.0%
80.9%
17.5%
18.5%

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Ethnic Group
2025 
Apps
Hired
American Indian
56
2
American 
Indian/Black
17
0
American 
Indian/White
6
0
Asian
103
5
Asian/White
54
3
Black
724
23
Black/White
221
5
Hispanic
2,112
85
No Answer
545
0
Other Blend
49
1
Pacific Islander
47
0
White
1,633
110
Police Recruit Applicants by Ethnic Group for all of 2025
56
17 6103
54
724
221
2,112
545
49
47
1,633

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12
1
18
18
6
20
4
19
8
27
5
21
4
22
39
10
9
24
28
13
31
26
4
24
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Police Recruit Hires all of 2024 and 2025
2024
2025

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0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
5
1
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Hires for 2024 and 2025
2024
2025

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Total Male Applicants: 4,780
Total Female Applicants: 1,084
Total Male Applicants: 2,719
Total Female Applicants: 541
86.8%
90.8%
145
227
22
25
0
50
100
150
200
250
2024
2025
Total Sworn Hires by Gender for 2024 and 2025
Male
Female
13.2%
86.8%
90.1%
9.9%

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Police Recruit Hires by Ethnic Group for 2025
Ethnic Group
Hired
American 
Indian
2
Asian
5
Asian/White
3
Black
23
Black/White
5
Hispanic
85
Other Blend
1
2
5
3
23
5
85
1
110

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Total Police Recruits & Lateral/Reinstatements Hired by Race for 2025
2
5
3
23
5
85
1
110
Police Recruit
AMIND
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
OTHRBLND
WHITE
1
1
1
3
12
Lateral/Reinstatement
ASIAN
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
WHITE

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City of Phoenix Demographics
White
42%
Hispanic
41%
Black
7%
Asian
4%
Multiracial
4%
Native 
American/Other
2%
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian
Multiracial
Native
American/Other

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Total Sworn and Recruit Employees by Rank and Gender as of December 31, 2025
Police Chief
Percentage
Male
100%
Assistant Chief
Percentage
Male
100%
Commander
Percentage
Female
20%
Male
80%
Lieutenant
Percentage
Female
7%
Male
93%
Sergeant
Percentage
Female
7%
Male
93%
Officer
Percentage
Female
14%
Male
86%
Recruit
Percentage
Female
10%
Male
90%

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Total Current Sworn by Race as of December 31, 2025
0.04%
0.53%
0.04%
0.20%
1.94%
0.97%
0.89%
4.00%
1.29%
23.46%
0.36%
0.53%
65.74%
Unknown
American Indian/Alaskan
American Indian/Alaskan and Black
American Indian/Alaskan and White
Asian
Asian and White
Black and White
Black/African American
Combination of other races not Hispanic
Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Other Hispanic
White
*Does not include recruits.

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Current and Projected Attrition as of December 31, 2025
SEPARATIONS BY 
YEARS OF SERVICE 
YEAR-TO-DATE
51
< 1
27
1 to 5
20
6 to 10
0
11 to 15
15
16 to 20
68
21 to 25
64
26+
4
5
4
1
6
3
7
6
3
4
13
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
8
5
4
2
1
5
3
3
5
6
7
7
19
8
10
8
7
3
6
7
10
9
11
7
11
6
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other
Projected Drop
0

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33
35
45
29
45
58
47
48
43
14
18
23
59
77
72
61
56
67
95
110
126
100
85
97
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 – 2025 Separations
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other

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160
159
234
131
132
200
29
27
34
0
50
100
150
200
250
2023
2024
2025
Phoenix Police Academy Recruit Retention & Attrition 2023-2025 as 
of November 30, 2025
Started
Retained
Attrition

FTO
Officers in 
Training 
Separated 
Retention 
Rate 
2022
85
17
80%
2023
138
33
76%
2024
107
29
72.9%
2025
182
17
90.2%
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As of December 31, 2025

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SWET Totals Year-to-Date as of 
December 31, 2025
1,968
Total SWET participants
49
Total SWET graduates from the 
academy
46
SWET participants currently in 
the academy
• 930 Females
• 1,038 Males

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
208
112
137
228
26
116
291
486
241
698
174
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Billboards
Facebook
Instagram
Police
Vehicles
TV / Radio
Blank
Employee
Referral
Friend /
Family
I am a
current City
Employee
Indeed
Job Fair
2025 Police Recruit Applicants by Source for all of 2025

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
119
29 13
1
24
2
16
5
24
1
1
1
2
30
478
9
6
48
80
44
144
5
49
10
1
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Advertising
APS…
Billboards
Facebook
Glassdoor
Governm…
Handshake
Instagram
LinkedIn
Police…
QR codes
Social…
TV / Radio
YouTube
ZipRecru…
Blank
City of…
College…
Email List
Employe…
Friend /…
I am a…
Indeed
Invited to…
Job Fair
Other
Professio…
Walk In -…
2025 Female Recruit Applicants by Source for all of 2025