ACPD ups recruitment efforts amid protracted staffing decline

Arlington police officers and sheriff’s deputies at Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony in 2019 (file photo)
The Arlington County Police Department is pouring more time and people into recruiting officers in an effort to outpace attrition.
For the past four years the number of “functional staff” at ACPD has been in decline. That includes sworn officers and higher-up positions but excludes those on light duty for medical reasons as well as those in training.
This has forced the