Attachment A - PD Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Feb 2026 Data

RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND ATTRITION 
REPORT
May 2026
1

Phoenix Police Department 
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Total Filled Sworn Positions 2023-2026
Sworn Hiring 
Target
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
Recruits in 
the Academy
101
63
89
126
Total Filled 
Sworn 
Positions
2,562
2,551
2,504
2,460
Total Filled 
Sworn 
Positions and 
Recruits
2,663
2,614
2,593
2,586
February
2023
February
2024
February
2025
February
2026

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2633
2567
2531
2495
2454
59
86
74
123
135
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Number of Filled Positions 2022-2026
Average AnnualTotal Sworn Positions
Average Annual Recruits

Phoenix Police Department 
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518
393
428
454
412
415
472
498
462
504
493
518
558
375
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Recruit Applicants 2025 and 2026
2025
2026

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83.1%
81.1%
1,023
38
4,513
151
31
744
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
2025
2026
Total Recruit Applicants by Gender for 2025 and 2026
Female
Male
Undisclosed
18.4%
81.1%
4.1%
16.2%
79.7%
0.6%
*Jan/Feb gender and ethnicity data were impacted by a system issue, now resolved.

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25
24
21
31
30
24
29
53
17
20
26
30
28
16
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants 2025 and 2026
2025
2026

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82.0% 
80.2%
82.0% 
80.3% 
61
1
267
9
2
34
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2025
2026
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants by Gender for 2025 and 2026
Female
Male
Undisclosed
80.9%
2.3%
20.5%
18.5%
77.3%
18.5%
*Jan/Feb gender and ethnicity data were impacted by a system issue, now resolved.

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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 Race for all of 2025
56
17 6103
54
724
221
2,112
545
49
47
1,633

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Police Recruit Applicants by Race for 2026
*Jan/Feb gender and ethnicity data were impacted by a system issue, now resolved. 
Ethnic Group
2026 Apps
Hired
American Indian
1
0
American Indian/Black
1
0
American Indian/White
0
0
Asian
4
1
Asian/White
1
0
Black
19
1
Black/White
9
0
Hispanic
63
10
No Answer*
782
0
Other Blend
6
0
Pacific Islander
0
0
White
47
14
1
1 04 1
19
9
63
782
6 0
47

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4
22
39
10
9
24
28
13
31
26
4
24
20
6
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 for 2025 and 2026
2025
2026

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1
1
5
4
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Hires 2025 and 2026
2025
2026

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Total Male Applicants: 4,780    Total Female Applicants: 1,084
86.8% 
90.8% 
Total Male Applicants: 160    Total Female Applicants:  39 
25
2
227
24
0
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
2025
2026
Total Sworn Hires by Gender for 2025 and 2026
Female
Male
Undisclosed
90.1%
92.3%
9.9%
7.7%

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Police Recruit Hires by Race for 2026
*Jan/Feb gender and ethnicity data were impacted by a system issue, now resolved. 
1
1
10
14
Ethnic Group
2026 Apps
Hired
American Indian
1
0
American Indian/Black
1
0
American Indian/White
0
0
Asian
4
1
Asian/White
1
0
Black
19
1
Black/White
9
0
Hispanic
63
10
No Answer*
782
0
Other Blend
6
0
Pacific Islander
0
0
White
47
14

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Total Police Recruits & Lateral/Reinstatements Hired by Race for 2026
1
1
10
14
ASIAN
BLACK
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 February 28, 2026
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 February 28, 2026
0.04%
0.53%
0.04%
0.20%
1.95%
0.97%
0.89%
3.94%
1.30%
23.62%
0.37%
0.53%
65.63%
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 February 28, 2026
SEPARATIONS BY 
YEARS OF SERVICE 
YEAR-TO-DATE
13
< 1
4
1 to 5
5
6 to 10
2
11 to 15
3
16 to 20
6
21 to 25
5
26+
7
6
3
4
13
2
3
0
1
1
3
2
3
8
3
0
3
5
6
7
7
19
7
1
7
10
9
11
7
11
15
9
3
0
6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Mar-26 Apr-26 May-26
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other
Projected Drop
0
DROP
Early DROP
Retired

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33
35
45
29
43
44
3
47
48
43
14
19
29
3
59
77
46
61
57
75
8
95
110
126
100
85
97
24
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2020 – 2026 Separations
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other

Phoenix Police Department 
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20
160
159
234
26
131
132
200
19
29
27
34
7
0
50
100
150
200
250
2023
2024
2025
2026
Phoenix Police Academy Recruit Retention & Attrition 2023-2026
Started
Retained
Attrition
82%
83%
85%
18%
17%
15%
83%
85%
27%
73%

FTO
Officers in 
Training 
Separated 
Retention Rate 
2022
85
17
80%
2023
138
33
76%
2024
107
29
72.9%
2025
151
32
79%
2026
50
0
100%
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As of February 28, 2025

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SWET Totals Year-to-Date as of
February 28, 2026
473
Total SWET participants
21
Total SWET graduates from the 
academy
• 1 Females
• 20 Males
33
SWET participants currently in 
the academy
• 212 Females
• 261 Males

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
27
26
12
26
12
26
7
17
42
79
33
109
44
24
4
3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Police Recruit Applicants by Source for 2026
2026

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
4
1
2
1
1
2
6
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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