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Lubbock Police Department
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Current Staffing Retirement Eligibility Status
  • Active Duty- Ineligible to retire 259
  • Active Duty- Eligible to retire    110
  • Vacant Unfilled           67(436)
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Applicants vs. Tested vs. Hired
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Previous 5 year Retirees
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"2004 2005 2006 2007 2008"
  • 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008     Total
  • Academy Graduates 24 34 30 21 28 137
  • Retired   5   7   8 15   8 - 43
  • Resigned   7 13 11 14            11            - 56
  • Net Additional Officers 12 14 11 -8   9              38


  • 2004-2009 LPD added a 38 officers to the department authorized strength.
  • *2009A academy started on with 12 cadets and lost 5 within the first month. Currently, the academy still has 7 cadets as of 3/23/2009.
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Anticipated Annual Retirements to 2014
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Projected 5 year Staffing Levels (2014)
  • 137 academy graduates Based on previous 5 years
  • 56 Resignations- Left for other employment
  • 100 Projected retirements by 2014 at 26 years of service
  • -19 Officers from today’s current manpower levels of 362 (343 total at 2014)


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Projected 5 year Staffing Levels (2014)
  • 70 academy graduates Based on 2009A results
  • 56 Resignations- Left for other employment
  • 100 Projected retirements by 2014 at 26 years of service
  • -86 Officers from today’s current manpower levels of 362 (276 total at 2014)


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Lubbock Anticipated Growth
  • Currently, Lubbock’s population stands at 218,000. Previous trends indicate a 3.5% growth rate by 2014 for a total of 225,000
  • Lubbock grew approximately 7% in recent years.
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2014 Projected Officer Status
  • 2014       225,000            (450)
  • 2009       218,000           (436)