Nov PSJ Report PD Info Only Report .pdf

RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND ATTRITION 
REPORT
November 5, 2025
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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
71
88
71
152
Total Filled 
Sworn 
Positions
2,665
2,649
2,513
2,637
September
2022
September 
2023
September 
2024
September
2025

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14
18
18
24
23
32
29
30
41
45
32
40
40
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Phoenix Police Academy Class Totals for 2024 and Year-to-Date as of September 30, 2025
2024
2025

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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
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Recruit Applicants
2024
2025

Phoenix Police Department 
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503
716
2,541
3,310
14
26
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2024
2025
Total Recruit Applicants by Gender
Female
Male
Undisclosed
83.1%
81.7%
16.4%
17.7%

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
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants
2024
2025

38
49
178
204
1
1
0
50
100
150
200
250
2024
2025
Total Lateral/Reinstatement Applicants by Gender
Female
Male
Undisclosed
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17.5% 
19.3% 
82.0% 
80.2%
82.0% 
80.3%

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2025 Apps
Hired
American Indian
39
2
American Indian/Black
11
0
American Indian/White
4
0
Asian
79
4
Asian/White
38
2
Black
495
21
Black/White
149
2
Hispanic
1,560
68
No Answer
345
0
Not Specified
32
0
Other Blend
32
1
Pacific Islander
33
0
White
1,235
80
1%
0% 0% 2%
1%
12%
4%
38%
9%
1%
1%
1%
30%
AMIND
AMIND/BL
AMIND/WH
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
NANSWR
NSPEC
OTHRBLND
PACIF
WHITE
Police Recruit Applicants by Ethnic Group as of September 30, 2025

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

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Total Male Applicants: 
3,514
Total Female Applicants: 765
Total Male Applicants: 
2,719
Total Female Applicants: 541
86.8% 
90.8% 
22
18
145
178
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
All of 2024
2025
Total Sworn Hires by Gender
Female
Male
86.8% 
13.2% 
9.2% 
90.8%

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2025 Apps
Hired
American Indian
39
2
American Indian/Black
11
0
American Indian/White
4
0
Asian
79
4
Asian/White
38
2
Black
495
21
Black/White
149
2
Hispanic
1,560
68
No Answer
345
0
Not Specified
32
0
Other Blend
32
1
Pacific Islander
33
0
White
1,235
80
1%
2% 1%
12%
1%
38%
1%
44%
AMIND
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
OTHRBLND
WHITE
Police Recruit Hires by Ethnic Group as of September 30, 2025

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Total Police Recruits & Lateral/Reinstatements Hired by Race as of September 30, 2025
2 4 2
21
2
68
1
80
Police Recruits
AMIND
ASIAN
ASIAN/WH
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
OTHRBLND
WHITE
1
1
1
3
10
Lateral/Reinstatements
ASIAN
BLACK
BLCK/WHT
HISPA
WHITE

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

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Total Sworn and Recruit Employees by Rank and Gender as of September 30, 2025
Police Chief
Total
Percentage
Male
1
0.04%
Total Police Chief
1
0.04%
Chief
Total
Percentage
Male
5
0.19%
Total Chief
5
0.19%
Commander
Total
Percentage
Female
5
0.19%
Male
20
0.76%
Total Commander
25
0.95%
Lieutenant
Total
Percentage
Female
7
0.27%
Male
82
3.11%
Total Lieutenant
89
3.38%
Sergeant
Total
Percentage
Female
24
0.91%
Male
341
12.93%
Total Sergeant
365
13.84%
Officer
Total
Percentage
Blank
1
0.04%
Female
289
10.96%
Male
1710
64.85%
Total Officer
2000
75.84%
Recruit
Total
Percentage
Female
16
0.61%
Male
136
5.16%
Total Recruit
152
5.76%
Total:
2637
100.00%

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Total Current Sworn by Race as of September 30, 2025
Race
Total
Percentage
American 
Indian/Alaskan
14
0.56%
American 
Indian/Alaskan and 
Black
1
0.04%
American 
Indian/Alaskan and 
White
6
0.24%
Asian
49
1.97%
Asian and White
24
0.97%
Black and White
22
0.87%
Black/African 
American
95
3.82%
Combination of 
other races not 
Hispanic
36
1.45%
Hispanic
576
23.18%
Native Hawaiian or 
other Pacific 
Islander
9
0.36%
Other Hispanic
14
0.56%
White
1638
65.92%
14 1 6
49
24 22
95
36
576
9
14
1638
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
*Totals do not include 
recruits.

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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
20
21
24
27
30
33
34
Count of Separations *
Months Elapsed at Separation
Recruit Retention and Attrition
Completion of 
the 28 Week 
Academy
Approximate Completion 
of 7 Months
Field Training**
Approximate Completion of 
12 Months
Probation**
*Number of recruits who leave the 
department at each training phase 
(measured in months), with some variation 
due to injuries or leaves of absence.
**Field Training completion and Probation 
duration are approximations as the total time 
varies for each recruit based on their 
performance at each phase.

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Current and Projected Attrition as of September 30, 2025
SEPARATIONS BY 
YEARS OF SERVICE 
YEAR-TO-DATE
36
< 1
21
1 to 5
11
6 to 10
0
11 to 15
12
16 to 20
40
21 to 25
31
26+
4
5
4
1
6
3
7
6
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
5
4
2
1
5
3
3
5
6
8
10
8
7
3
6
7
10
9
5
3
20
0
5
10
15
20
25
Jan-25
Feb-25
Mar-25
Apr-25
May-25
Jun-25
Jul-25
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other
Projected Drop

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33
35
45
29
45
39
47
48
43
14
18
10
59
77
72
61
56
34
95
110
126
100
85
68
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 – 2025 Attrition
Retired
DROP
Early DROP
Other
**Other includes reasons such as termination, voluntary 
separation, health and injury.  While there is not currently 
a formal process to capture and quantify this data, a 
process is being developed for future implementation.

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SWET Totals Year-to-Date as of September 30, 2025
1,702
Total SWET participants
36
Total SWET graduates from the academy
50
SWET participants currently in the academy
•
812 Females
•
890 Males

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
668
83
1,827
220
365
171
446
36
130
74
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Advertising
Blank
City of
Phoenix
Career Page
Employee
Referral
Friend /
Family
I am a
current City
Employee
Indeed
Invited to
Apply
Job Fair
Other
2025 Police Recruit Applicants by Source
2025

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*Based on data where applicants provided a source.  Some applicants chose not to provide a source.
81
15
361
33
64
27
84
33
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Advertising
Blank
City of Phoenix
Career Page
Employee
Referral
Friend / Family
I am a current
City Employee
Indeed
Job Fair
2025 Female Recruit Applicants by Source
2025