Attachment A - February 2026 PSJ.pdf

RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND ATTRITION 
REPORT
February 2026 – November 2025 Data
1
ATTACHMENT A

Phoenix Police Department 
Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Report 
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Total Filled Sworn Positions 2024 vs. 2025 as of November 30, 2025
Sworn 
Hiring 
Target
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
Recruits in 
the 
Academy
105
71
87
146
Total Filled 
Sworn 
Positions
2,685
2,649
2,597
2,618
Total Filled 
Positions
2,580
2,578
2,510
2,472
November
2022
November
2023
November
2024
November
2025

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
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Recruit Applicants all of 2024 and 2025 as of November 30, 2025
2024
2025

Phoenix Police Department 
Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Report 
4
503
903
2,541
4,116
14
30
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
2024
2025
Total Recruit Applicants by Gender for all of 2024 and 2025 as of November 30, 2025
Female
Male
Undisclosed
83.1%
81.5%
17.9%
16.4%

Phoenix Police Department 
Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Report 
5
10
12
16
19
17
18
20
23
7
25
25
25
25
24
21
31
30
24
29
53
17
20
26
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants for all of 2024 and 2025 as of November 30, 2025
2024
2025

Phoenix Police Department 
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82.0%
80.2%
82.0%
80.3%
38
55
178
244
1
1
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2024
2025
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants by Gender all of 2024 and 2025 as of 
November 30, 2025
Female
Male
Undisclosed
82.0%
81.3%
17.5%
18.3%

Phoenix Police Department 
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2025 Apps
Hired
American Indian
53
2
American Indian/Black
14
0
American Indian/White
6
0
Asian
101
4
Asian/White
48
3
Black
647
22
Black/White
201
4
Hispanic
1,907
80
No Answer
482
0
Other Blend
47
1
Pacific Islander
43
0
White
1,500
94
Police Recruit Applicants by Ethnic Group as of November 30, 2025
53
14 6 101 48
647
201
1,907
482
47
43
1,500
AMIND
AMIND/BL
AMIND/WH
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
NANSWR
OTHRBLND
PACIF
WHITE

Phoenix Police Department 
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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
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 as of November 30, 2025
2024
2025

Phoenix Police Department 
Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Report 
9
8
17
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Total
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Hires all of 2024 and 2025 as of
November 30, 2025 
2024
2025

Phoenix Police Department 
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Total Male Applicants: 
4,360
Total Female Applicants: 958
Total Male Applicants: 
2,719
Total Female Applicants: 541
86.8%
90.8%
22
23
145
204
0
50
100
150
200
250
2024
2025
Total Sworn Hires by Gender all of 2024 and 2025 as of November 30, 2025
Female
Male
86.8%
13.2%
10.1%
89.9%

Phoenix Police Department 
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Police Recruit Hires by Ethnic Group as of November 30, 2025
2
4
3
22
4
80
1
94
AMIND
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
OTHRBLND
WHITE
2025 Apps
Hired
American Indian
53
2
American Indian/Black
14
0
American Indian/White
6
0
Asian
101
4
Asian/White
48
3
Black
647
22
Black/White
201
4
Hispanic
1,907
80
No Answer
482
0
Other Blend
47
1
Pacific Islander
43
0
White
1,500
94

Phoenix Police Department 
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Total Police Recruits & Lateral/Reinstatements Hired by Race as of November 30, 2025
2
4
3
22
4
80
1
94
Police Recruit
AMIND
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
OTHRBLND
WHITE
1
1
3
11
Lateral/Reinstatements
ASIAN
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
WHITE

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

Phoenix Police Department 
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Total Sworn and Recruit Employees by Rank and Gender as of November 30, 2025
Police Chief
Percentage
Male
100%
Assistant Chief
Percentage
Male
100%
Commander
Percentage
Female
20%
Male
80%
Lieutenant
Percentage
Female
7.8%
Male
92.2%
Sergeant
Percentage
Female
6.3%
Male
93.7%
Officer
Percentage
Female
14.5%
Male
85.5%
Recruit
Percentage
Female
10.3%
Male
89.7%

Phoenix Police Department 
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Total Current Sworn by Race as of November 30, 2025
0.04% 0.57% 0.04%
0.20%
1.94%
0.97% 0.89%
3.81%
1.34%
23.48%
0.36%
0.53%
65.83%
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 November 30, 2025
SEPARATIONS BY 
YEARS OF SERVICE 
YEAR-TO-DATE
44
< 1
26
1 to 5
17
6 to 10
0
11 to 15
14
16 to 20
61
21 to 25
43
26+
4
5
4
1
6
3
7
6
3
4
13
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
5
4
2
1
5
3
3
5
6
7
7
8
10
8
7
3
6
7
10
9
11
7
10
6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25
Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other
Projected Drop

Phoenix Police Department 
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33
35
45
29
45
56
47
48
43
14
18
15
59
77
72
61
56
48
95
110
126
100
85
86
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 – 2025 Separations as of November 30, 2025
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other

Phoenix Police Department 
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160
159
210
131
132
180
29
27
30
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 November 30, 2025

Phoenix Police Department 
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SWET Totals Year-to-Date as of November 30, 2025
1,880
Total SWET participants
36
Total SWET graduates from 
the academy
46
SWET participants currently 
in the academy
• 889 Females
• 991 Males

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
191
105
127
212
24
103
263
447
219
605
155
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
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 as of November 30, 2025
2025

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
24
20
13
24
23
42
77
37
116
44
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Billboards
Governmentjobs.com
Instagram
Police Vehicles
Blank
Employee Referral
Friend / Family
I am a current City
Employee
Indeed
Job Fair
2025 Female Recruit Applicants by Source as of November 30, 2025
2025