2017 BUDGET INITIATIVE

CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTMENTS

The 2017 budget includes a significant investment in the Chicago Police Department (CPD) as part of the
Mayors plan to improve safety and security in every neighborhood. Mayor Emanuels plan includes new
resources to strengthen law enforcement tools, including additional police officers, sergeants, detectives
and lieutenants. The City will increase the size of the Chicago Police Department by 970 positions by the
end of 2018. This two-year plan includes the following hires, in addition to filling any existing vacancies
and keeping pace with attrition:
500 more police officers:1 These officers will be assigned directly to the streets of our
communities, working with residents in a partnership to address violence.
92 new field training officers: The department will expand the number of field training officers to
ensure that all new recruits receive high quality, individualized in-the-field guidance from a
trained and experienced officer.
112 new sergeants and 50 lieutenants: Superintendent Johnson will promote these sergeants and
lieutenants from among his current officers, whose leadership and deep knowledge of the city will
help guide officers on the beat.
200 new detectives: To restore trust, communities must believe that violent offenders will be
brought to justice. CPD is adding 200 detectives and putting more resources into investigating and
clearing cases.
Civilian professional staff: In addition CPD will continue to hire civilian professional staff to serve
in roles that do not require a gun, badge or arrest powers. By the end of 2016, the Department
will have hired 319 civilian professional staff to replace sworn officers. As part of the two year
plan, CPD will hire another 44 civilians in 2017 on top of the 319 civilian positions filled in 2016.
Ensuring every officer has a body-worn camera: Building on a successful pilot in 7 police districts,
the Department is equipping every officer with a body-worn camera.
Strengthening the training academy: Superintendent Johnson has set a new standard for how
officers police our communities, and the Department is now on the cutting edge of developing
training curriculum to reflect that strategy; including new scenario-based, in-service training for
experienced officers and resources to enhance recruit training.
Investing in gunshot detection technology and cameras: The City is funding placement of gunshotdetection technology and cameras in two police districts, to help officers respond more quickly
and more accurately to the location of shootings, and to provide additional evidence that can help
identify and convict violent criminals.

Along with the 500 police officers, CPD, over the next two years will also hire additional evidence technicians, police technicians
and marine officers.

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TWO YEAR POLICE HIRING PLAN

Over the course of the next two years, CPD will be hiring an additional 970 sworn officers. The majority
of these hires will be within the following ranks:

500 Police Officers, 250 positions are included in the 2017 budget
92 Field Training Officers, all positions are included in the 2017 budget
200 Detectives, 100 positions are included in the 2017 budget
112 Sergeants, 37 positions are included in the 2017 budget
50 Lieutenants, all positions are included in the 2017 budget

In addition to hiring for the new positions, CPD will need to fill existing police officer vacancies. It will
also need to hire police officers every time there is a retirement or promotion at any rank over the course
of 2017 and 2018. Since 2009, the average number of sworn retirements across all ranks is 475 per year.
CPD and the Department of Human Resources (DHR) have begun to implement the following hire plan
necessary to fill these positions, keep pace with attrition, and hire officers as promotions occur:
Two new police officer classes will enter the training academy by the end of 2016. One class will
start at the end of October and another class will start in December. Starting in January 2017 a
class of approximately 100 new recruits will enter the training academy almost every month.
The existing Field Training Officer vacancies will be filled in January-February 2017. The
additional 92 new positions will be filled right after the existing vacancies are filled.
The detective vacancies will be filled by March 2017 with a second class of 100 detectives filled by
April 2017.
All lieutenant vacancies will be filled by March 2017.
All existing Sergeant vacancies, the new positions, and any additional vacancies created by the
lieutenant promotions will be filled by June 2017.
CPD and DHR are taking the following actions to ensure that CPD meets its hiring goals for 2017 and
2018 while hiring and training the highest quality personnel, including:
Reviewing and improving recruit and field training curriculum and instruction to ensure the most
qualified applicants join CPD.
Reviewing the entire hiring process from beginning to end to identify areas where improvements
or efficiencies can be made while continuing to ensure that CPD receives the highest quality of
applicants.
Holding another Police Officer entrance exam in April 2017 to accommodate the anticipated large
number of PO hires in 2017 and 2018. Planning and recruitment for this test have already begun
with the application period opening in November 2016.
Repeating and expanding the successful strategies used in 2015-2016 to increase minority
applicants for the police test.
Throughout 2017, CPD, the Citys Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Budget Office will
continue to monitor and adjust the hire plan as needed. The number of hires by the end of 2017 will help
direct the sworn hire plan for 2018.

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Funding to Accomplish the Sworn Hire Plan

The 2017 budget includes the funding needed to hire and train the additional officers.
$40 million in salaries and benefits for the new sworn positions
$7M for additional background screening
$212K additional for physicals
$214K additional for psychological testing
$150K additional for drug testing
$10K for additional badges for new recruits
$400K for additional vest/body armor for new recruits
$812K for IT enhancements for the training academy
$800K for new furniture for the training academy
$1.32M for additional training costs, including new instructor certification
$1.59M for additional materials and supplies for training
$255K for additional equipment maintenance and cleaning services for the training academy
The City has also made available $25M in order to purchase additional police vehicles over the next two
years.
Training Academy Improvements
Short term, it is anticipated that the recruit training will be held at the Police Training Academy. CPD,
working in coordination with the Department of Fleet and Facility Management is identifying auxiliary
spaces for in-service training for existing officers as well as promotional training for new hires above the
rank of PO.
Long term, the Mayor has directed his team to start identifying locations for a new state-of-the-art
training facility by 2018.
CIVILIANIZATION
In 2016, CPD began the process of civilianizing its work force by moving 319 officers out of
administrative position back to the street. Funding was provided in the 2016 budget to allow the
Department to hire professionals to perform the administrative roles.
Building on the success of the 2016 initiative, CPD will continue the civilianization initiative in 2017.
CPDs 2017 budget includes 44 new positions that will replace Sergeants that are currently performing
an administrative function and allow for those Sergeants to provide supervision in patrol.
Total 2017 cost for this phase of civilianization is $3 million.

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BODY WORN CAMERA EXPANSION

In 2016, CPD initiated a program to bring body worn cameras to all police officers. The program started
with seven police districts which were completed in September 2016 and assigned approximately 2,100
body worn cameras, marking one of the largest body worn camera deployments in the nation. This
initiative will continue in 2017 with another seven districts receiving body worn cameras. By the end of
2018, body worn cameras will be rolled out to every police district in Chicago.
The 2017 budget includes $5 million for this program broken down as follows:

Body worn camera maintenance for 7 existing districts: $2.2 million

Body worn camera expansion for next 7 districts: $2.8 million
GUN SHOT DETECTION EXPANSION

In 2016, CPD began the expansion of gunshot-detection technology and cameras throughout two of the
citys police districts. This expansion is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2016 with CPD piloting
the technology throughout 2017.
If the pilot is successful, this program will be expanded to two additional police districts in 2018. The
expansion is estimated to cost $1.5M which includes both the software and additional cameras and will
be included in the 2018 budget.

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