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U N IT E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T OF L A B O R
Frances Perkins, Secretary
B U R E A U OF L A B O R ST A TISTIC S
Isador Lubin, Commissioner (on leave)
A . F. Hinrichs, Acting Commissioner
in cooperation w ith
W O R K PROJECTS A D M IN IS T R A T IO N
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Salaries and Hours o f Labor
in M unicipal Police Departments
1,1938
VOLUM E IV
West North Central Cities
Prepared by the
D IVISIO N OF C O N S T R U C T IO N A N D
PU B L IC E M P L O Y M E N T
Herman B. Byer, Chief
B u lletin 7^o. 685
U N IT E D ST A T E S
G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G OFFICE
W A S H IN G T O N : 1941
For sale by the Superintendent o f Documents, Washington, D . C.
Price 10 cents
U N IT E D STATES D E P A R T M E N T OF LABOR
F rances P e r k in s , Secretary
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B U R E A U OF L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S
I sador L u bin , Commissioner (on leave)
A. F. H inrichs , Acting Commissioner
D onald D avenport, Chief, Em ploy
ment and Occupational Outlook
Branch
Henry J. Fitzgerald, Chief, Business
Management Branch
Hugh S. Hanna, Chief, Editorial and
Research
Ary ness Joy, Chief, Prices and Cost
of Living Branch
N. Arnold Tolies, Chief, W orking Con
ditions and Industrial Relations
Branch
Sidney W. Wilcox, Chief Statistician
CHIEFS OF DIVISIONS
Herman B. Byer, Construction and
Public Em ploym ent
J. M. Cutts, Wholesale Prices
W . Duane Evans, Productivity and
Technological Developm ents
Swen Kjaer, Industrial Accidents
John J. Mahaney, Machine Tabula
tion
R obert J. Myers, Wage and Hour
Statistics
Florence Peterson, Industrial Rela
tions
Charles F. Sharkey, Labor Law In
formation
Boris Stern, Labor Inform ation Bul
letin
Stella Stewart, Retail Prices
Lewis E. Talbert, Em ploym ent Sta
tistics
Em m ett H. Welch, Occupational Out
look
Faith M. Williams, Cost of Living
S T A T E , C O U N T Y , A N D M U N IC IP A L S U R V E Y
J esse M . H ad le y , Director
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CONTENTS
Page
Summary__________________________________________________________________
Em ployment and salaries:
Range of salaries______________________________________________________
Salaries in various occupations_______________________________________
Types of duty for patrolm en_________________________________________
Comparison of employm ent and salaries in various occupations______
Hours and working conditions:
Platoon systems__________________________________
Hours of du ty_________________________________________________________
Promotion of patrolm en______________________________________________
Vacations with p a y ___________________________________________________
Items supplied to uniformed force____________________________________
Appendix:
Table A.— Cities covered by this report______________________________
Table B.— Number of employees and annual salaries in cities of
100,000 or more, by occupation_______________________
Table C^— Number of employees and annual salaries in cities of 50,000
to 100,000, by occupation_______________________________
Table D .— Number of employees and annual salaries in cities of 25,000
to 50,000, by occupation________________________________
Table E.— Total salaries and total number of employees_____________
Table F.— Average hours and days on duty, by occupational divisions-
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Letter o f Transmittal
U n ited S ta tes D epar tm en t of L ab o r ,
B u r e a u of L abor S ta tistic s ,
Washington, D. C., February 20, 1941.
The
S e c retary of L a b o r :
I h a v e th e h o n o r t o t r a n s m i t h e r e w it h t h e f o u r t h o f a se r ie s o f n in e
r e p o r ts o n S a la r ie s a n d H o u r s
m en ts.
o f L a b o r in M u n i c i p a l P o lic e D e p a r t
T h i s r e p o r t c o v e r s c itie s in th e W e s t N o r t h
C e n tra l S ta tes.
A n e x p la n a tio n o f th e p u r p o s e s o f th e s u r v e y w a s g iv e n in th e p r e fa c e
t o th e fir s t r e p o r t , w h ic h c o v e r e d th e N e w E n g la n d c itie s .
A . F . H in r ic h s , Acting Commissioner.
H on.
F ran ces P e r k in s ,
Secretary oj Labor.
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B u lletin 685
(Vol. IV)
o f the
U n ited States B u rea u o f L abor Statistics
Salaries and H ours o f Labor in M unicipal Police
Departments o f 27 W e st N orth Central Cities,1
July 1, 1938
Summary
On July 1, 1938, the police departments of the 27 West North
Central cities having populations of 25,000 or more in 1930 employed
5,265 persons whose annual salaries totaled $10,315,000.2
The cities studied varied in size from St. Louis, M o., with a popu
lation of 822,000, to Clinton, Iowa, with a population of 25,700. St.
Louis had the largest department with 2,080 persons or 25 per 10,000
of population, Clinton the smallest, with 23 police, or about 9 per
10,000 persons. Per capita expenditures for police salaries were $5.39
in St. Louis and $1.49 in Clinton. For group I cities the per capita
salary expenditure averaged $3.33 as compared with $1.86 for group
II and $1.73 for group III cities. Average police employment was 17,
11, and 10 per 10,000 inhabitants for the 3 groups of cities in order.
Nine-tenths of all salaries were between $1,450 and $2,550; only 4
percent were below $1,450 and 6 percent above $2,550. Slightly over
half of all salaries were below $1,950. Of 27 police chiefs, 18 received
salaries of $2,650 or more, and the rest were paid salaries between
$1,750 and $2,550. Somewhat more than half of the 3,222 patrol
men in the 27 cities received salaries between $1,450 and $2,050, and
most of the remainder— 1,500 patrolmen in group I cities— were paid
between $2,150 and $2,250.
About 85 percent of all patrolmen, including those in cities with only
one grade, were classified as first grade. In about half of the cities,
promotion was automatic after a period of 6 months or a year; in the
rest, either civil-service examinations or other requirements were neces
sary. About half of all employees received vacations with pay, aver
aging 14 days.
The number of days and hours worked per week varied with the
system of operation, but nine-tenths of all workers were employed
1Analysis and presentation b y Gerald M . Whitright and M . F. Thurston. Editing and tabulation
of data b y Mahlon B. Buckman. Carol P. Brainerd, technical adviser.
2 On the basis of the U. S. Census of Population for 1930, the cities studied have been divided into 3 size
groups designated as groups I, II, and III. The first group includes 9 cities with over 100,000 population;
the second, 7 cities with populations between 50,000 and 100,000; and the third, 11 cities of 25,000 to 50,000.
See appendix table A for a complete list of cities and their populations.
1
2
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
under some form of the three-platoon system, and more than twothirds worked 50 or more hours a week.
This report presents data prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statis
tics, in cooperation with the W ork Projects Administration, in a study
of employment, salaries, and working conditions as of July 1, 1938,
in the police departments of cities in the United States having popu
lations of 25,000 or more in 1930. The present report, which covers
the data for the West North Central States, is one of a series of
reports for the various geographic divisions.
Employment and Salaries
Range o f Salaries
Fifty-six percent of all employees had salaries in the $400 range
between $1,850 and $2,250. Departments of group I cities (which
included 83 percent of all police employees in the cities studied) had
64 percent in this range as compared with 18 and 13 percent in group
II and III cities, respectively. In group I cities, only 26 percent of
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
OF WEST NORTH CENTRAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
BY SALARY GROUP AND SIZE OF CITY
PO PU LA TIO N
OF C ITIE S
PER C EN T OF EMPLOYEES
40
60
A L L C IT IE S
2 5 .0 0 0
AND UNDER
5 0 .0 0 0
5 0 .0 0 0
AND UNDER
100.000
100,000
ANO
OVER
$1,450
UNDER
$1 ,4 5 0
ANO UNOER
$1,850
$1,85 0
AND UNDER
$2,250
$2 ,25 0
U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
AND
OVER
3
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
the salaries were below $1,850 as against 79 and 85 percent in the
other two groups. Approximately half of the salaries in each of the
three groups respectively were below $2,150, $1,750, and $1,650. The
chart on page 2 illustrates the higher salaries paid in the larger cities.
Details as to occupational salaries for each city are presented in
appendix tables B, C, and D. The comparatively few salaries out
side the range of $1,050 to $3,050 shown in table 1 were rather widely
distributed. The maximum salaries in the three groups of cities in
order were $6,500, $3,000, and $3,360, and in each case represented
the salary of the chief in a single city. The lowest salaries in group
I and group III ($720 and $750, respectively) were paid stenographers.
In group II the low salary of $240 was paid a janitor.
T
able
1.— P olice-dep a rtm en t
em p lo yees in W es t N orth Central cities , classified
according to salaries and size o f c ity , J u ly 1 , 1 9 3 8 1
Number of employees
Percentage
C ity group 2
Salary class
C ity grou p 2
All
cities
All
cities
I
II
III
I
II
III
All salaries. __............... ........
3 5,265
4,376
515
374
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Under $1,050_______________
$1,050 to $1,149______________
$1,150 to $1,249_____________
$1,250 to $1,349_____________
$1,350 to $1,449_____________
$1,450 to $1,549_____________
$1,550 to $1,649______________
$1,650 to $1,749_____________
$1,750 to $1,849____________ _
$1,850 to $1,949_____________
$1,950 to $2,049_____________
$2,050 to $2,149______________
$2,150 to $2,249_____________
$2,250 to $2,349_____________
$2,350 to $2,449______________
$2,450 to $2,549_____________
$2,550 to $2,649 __ .........._
$2,650 to $2,749 ...............
$2,750 to $2,849._____ _______
$2,850 to $2,949_____________
$2,950 to $3,049_____________
$3,050 and over_____________
52
59
33
32
48
135
472
776
249
887
162
59
1,825
68
59
46
193
10
13
3
41
43
<26
54
17
29
22
67
231
612
74
802
132
41
1,815
65
55
44
189
8
12
1
38
842
s 19
5
9
2
4
16
143
68
141
47
26
11
9
1
3
1
4
2
67
1.0
1.1
.6
.6
.9
2.6
9.0
14.7
4.7
16.8
3.1
l.l
34.7
1.3
1.1
.9
3.7
.2
.2
.1
.8
.8
.6
1.2
.4
.7
.5
1.5
5.3
14.0
1.7
18.3
3.0
.9
41.5
1.5
1.2
1.0
4.3
.2
.3
(7)
.9
1.0
3.7
1.0
1.7
.4
.8
3.1
27.8
13.2
27.4
9.1
5.0
2.1
1.7
.2
.6
.2
.8
.4
1.8
.3
5.9
13.9
26.2
25.6
9.1
10.2
1.1
1.8
.3
.5
.3
.3
7
1
22
52
98
96
34
38
4
7
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
«1
1.8
.3
.4
.4
.3
.3
1For a more detailed analysis of data, see appendix tables B, C, and D.
2 This and the following tables include data for 26 West North Central cities, grouped on the basis of the
U. S. Census of Population for 1930, as follows: Group I, cities with a population of 100,000 or more; group II,
cities with a population of 50,000 and under 100,000; and group III, cities with a population of 25,000 and
under 50,000.
3 This and the following tables include only regular, full-time employees, with the exception of the com
missioner in Kansas C ity. M o., and an aide to the commissioners in St. Louis.
* Includes employees with salaries ranging from $720 to $1,020.
5Includes employees with salaries ranging from $240 to $1,020.
6Includes employees with salaries ranging from $750 to $1,008.
7 Less than Mo of 1 percent.
8Includes employees with salaries ranging from $3,120 to $6,500.
9 Receives $3,360.
Salaries in V arious Occupations
The spread between salaries paid for the same occupation was rather
wide, particularly for group I cities. Differences between the salaries
for individual occupations in a single city were relatively slight in
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SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
most cities. The spreads in salaries for a single occupation, as shown
in table 2, were mostly due to differences in the basic salaries paid by
individual cities.
Salary ranges were much wider for the highest ranking officers than
for others. Salaries for chiefs in group I cities varied from $6,500 to
$3,600, in group II cities from $3,000 to $2,460, and in group III cities
from $3,360 to $1,800. Eighteen out of twenty-seven police chiefs
had salaries of $2,650 or over; of the nine with lower salaries, eight
were in III cities group and one was in a group II city.
Of 49 police captains reported in the largest cities, 26 had salaries
in excess of $2,650. Of 15 captains in group II cities, 12 had salaries
between $1,950 and $2,350, while 17 out of 20 captains in the smallest
cities had salaries of less than $1,950.
Fifteen hundred patrolmen out of a total of 3,222 received salaries
of $2,160. These were all in 2 group I cities— St. Louis and M in
neapolis. Nearly all other patrolmen in all 3 groups of cities
received salaries between $1,550 and $1,950. The m ajority of detec
tive-bureau employees received salaries between $1,850 and $2,250,
which is in the range corresponding to the higher-paid patrolmen.
T
able
2
. — P o lice-d ep a rtm en t em p lo yees in W e s t N orth Central cities , classified
according to salaries and occupational grou ps, J u ly 1, 1 9 3 8 1
All occupations
Salary class
All
cities
C ity group 3
I
Number of cities re
porting indicated
occupations_______
9
7
All
cities
III
C ity group 3
I
II
III
All
cities
C ity group 3
I
II
III
Inspectors
All
cities
C ity group *
I
II
III
11
27
9
7
11
9
4
1
4
8
6
1
1
All salaries............... . 5, 265 4,376 515 374
27
9
7
11
10
5
1
4
10
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Under $1,050...............
$1,050 to $1,149.......... .
$1,150 to $1,249______
$1,250 to $1,349............
$1,350 to $1,449.......... .
27
II
Assistant or deputy
chiefs2
Chiefs
52
59
33
32
48
135
472
776
249
887
26
54
17
29
22
19
5
9
2
4
7
1
22
67 16
231 143
612 68
74 141
802 47
52
98
96
34
38
1
1
1
1
26
11
9
1
3
4
7
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
2
1
2
... .
2
1
2
3
10
$1,450 to
$1,550 to
$1,650 to
$1,750 to
$1,850 to
$1,549...........
$1,649______
$1,749............
$1,849______
$1,949............
$1,950 to
$2,050 to
$2,150 to
$2,250 to
$2,350 to
162
132
$2,049..........
$2,149......... .
59
41
$2,249.......... . 1,825 1,815
68
$2,349______
65
$2,449______
59
55
$2,450 to $2,549.......... .
$2,550 to $2,649______
$2,650 to $2,749______
$2,750 to $2,849______
$2,850 to $2,949______
$2,950 to $3,049.......... .
$3,050 and over______
46
193
10
13
3
41
43
44
189
8
12
1
38
42
See footnotes at end of table.
2
2
7
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
9
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
5
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
T a b l e 2 . — P o lice-dep a rtm en t em p lo yees in W e s t N orth Central cities , classified
according to salaries and occupational g ro u p s , J u l y 1 , 1 9 S 8 —
Captains
Salary class
Lieutenants
II
III
I
II
III
Number of cities reporting indicated
occupations_______
27
9
7
11
16
8
4
4
All salaries_____ ____
84 M9
15
20
91 678
7
6
C ity group3
C ity group 3
All
cities
All
cities
All
cities
I
Patrolmen—all
grades
Sergeants
C ity group 3
City group 3
All
cities
I
II
III
7
11
9
27
317 7259
24
I
27
$1,549 _____
$1,649
___
$1,749 ____
$1,849 ____
$1,949
2
3
7
5
$1,950 to
$2,050 to
$2,150 to
$2,250 to
$2,350 to
$2,049
___
$2,149_____
$2,249............
$2,349
$2,449 _____
5
2
14
5
4
3
1
7
1
r
7
3
4
8
8
3
5 ” 5’
3
3
1
18
2
3
7
5
4
2
8
7
26
7
3
26
13
13
2
1
1
1
4
I
3
79_
III
11
34 3,222 2,720 285
217
3
1
10
8
7
6
4
87
360
521
130
537
3
32
66
74
2
25
61
61
“ 3"
~’ is
45 10
172 122
410 37
16 112
512
1,500 1,500
121 121
29
118
I
3
4
9
5
20 17
15 ' 12
11 11
19 19
29
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o( cupations
C itig ro u p 3
All
cities
10
11
11
15
84
4
3
1
Detective b u rea u - all
occupations
Salary class
9
3
1
22
$1,450 to
$1,550 to
$1,650 to
$1,750 to
$1,850 to
II
7
Under $1,050________
$1,050 to $1,149
$1,150 to $1,249 ____
$1,250 to $1,349
$1,350 to $1,449 ____
$2,450 to $2,549______
$2,550 to $2,649 . $2,650 to $2,749______
$2,750 to $2,849______
$2,850 to $2,949______
$2,950 to $3,049 ___
$3,050 and o v e r _____
Continued
II
Policewomen
C ity group 6
All
cities
III
II
I
C ity group
All
cities
III
I
II
III
Number of cities re
porting indicated
occupations______
24
9
7
8
16
6
6
4
10
6
1
3
All salaries. ..............
727
610
82
35
28
17
7
4
36
32
1
3
2
2
I
1
1
5
6
1
5
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Under $1,050
$1,050 to $1,149_____
$1,150 to $1,249
$1,250 to $1,349_____
$1,350 to $1,449_____
$1,450 to $1,549 ___
$1,550 to $1,649 ___
$1,650 to $1,749_____
$1,750 to $1,849_____
$1,850 to $1,949_____
$1,950 to $2,049_____
$2,050 to $2,149.........
$2,150 to $2,249_____
$2,250 to $2,349_____
$2,350 to $2,449_____
$2,450 to $2,549_____
$2,550 to $2,649_____
$2,650 to $2,749_____
$2,750 to $2,849_____
$2,850 to $2,949_____
$2,950 to $3,049_____
$3,050 and over.........
3
10
21
19
198
46
13
240
37
24
35
66
2
155
30
11
239
37
21
35
65
3
3
6
6
6
6
See footnotes at end of table.
19
2
39
16
1
1
3
3
10
2
15
4
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
6
21
6
20
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
6
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
2.— P o lice-d ep a rtm en t em p lo ye es in W e s t N orth Central cities, classified
according to salaries and occup ation al grou ps, J u l y 1 , 1 9 3 8 — Continued
T able
Operators, radio and telephone
Salary class
Mechanics
C ity group 3
All others
C ity group 3
All
cities 4
All
cities
1
III
II
City group 3
All
cities
I
II
I
II
III
Num ber of cities reporting indicated
occupations............
17
9
6
2
5
4
1
24
9
7
8
All salaries........ .........
100
80
16
4
23
21
2
590
488
67
35
Under $1,050........... .
$1,050 to $1,149______
$1,150 to $1,249..........
$1,250 to $1,349..........
$1,350 to $1,449 ........
2
6
7
2
6
7
48
53
21
31
23
22
48
9
29
18
19
5
6
1
1
6
1
4
4
26
43
205
48
30
17
27
193
35
28
3
13
5
12
2
1
1
15
9
12
2
12
15
9
12
2
12
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
$1,450 to
$1,550 to
$1,650 to
$1,750 to
$1,850 to
$1,549______
$1,649...........
$1,749...........
$1,849 ____
$1,949______
6
22
1
1
24
3
13
1
1
23
$1,950 to
$2,050 to
$2,150 to
$2,250 to
$2,350 to
$2,049...........
$2,149..........
$2,249...........
$2,349______
$2,449______
2
7
15
3
1
4
15
3
$2,450 to $2,549______
$2,550 to $2,649______
$2,650 to $2,749______
$2,750 to $2,849......... .
$2,850 to $2,949..........
$2,950 to $3,049..........
$3,050 and over_____
1
3
5
1
4
14
1
2
4
14
1
2
1
3
1
1
7
6
3
7
1
1
1 For a more detailed analysis of data, see appendix tables B, C, and D.
25 assistant deputy chiefs, all in group I, included under “ all others."
3 See footnote 2 of table 1 for size of cities in each group.
* No persons in this occupation in cities of group III.
5Includes 1 captain from wom en’s bureau.
« Includes 1 lieutenant from wom en’s bureau.
7Includes 1 sergeant from wom en’s bureau.
The m ajority of cities classified patrolmen into two or more grades.
Eighty-five percent of the patrolmen shown in table 3 had the firstgrade rating, 6 percent were in the second grade, and the remainder,
except for 5 percent classified as probationary patrolmen, were scat
tered in lower grades.
Salaries for lower grades in any city group averaged well below
those for first-grade patrolmen in the same group, but a considerable
number of lower-grade patrolmen in group I cities received salaries
higher than those of first-grade patrolmen in the smaller cities; and
154 probationary patrolmen in St. Louis received salaries above or
equal to those of 732 first-grade patrolmen in other cities of group I.
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T
able
3 .—
P o lice patrolm en in W e s t N orth Central cities , classified according to
salaries and grades , J u l y I, 1 9 3 8
Number of patrolmen b y specified grade
All grades
Percentage
Number
First
Second
Salary class
C ity group 1
I
All salaries______
II
C ity group 1
City group 1
All
cities
All
cities
III
I
II
C ity group1
All
cities
All
cities
III
I
II
III
I
3,222 2, 720 285 217 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 22, 741 2, 284 256 201
.1
3
1
$1,150 to
$1,250 to
$1,350 to
$1,450 to
$1,550 to
$1,249...
$1,349...
$1,449...
$1,549...
$1,649...
3
1
22
87
360
4
45 ’ 10
172 122
18
32
66
$1,650 to
$1,750 to
$1,850 to
$1,950 to
$2,050 to
$2,150 to
$1,749...
$1,849.
$1,949.
$2,049...
$2,149.
$2,249...
521
130
537
61
410 37
16 112
512
61
74
2
25
1,500 1, 500
II
III
202 184
12
6
6
174 172
4
2
2
6
4
1.0
.4
(3)
.7
2.7
11.2
.1
8.3
1.7 3.5 14.8
6.3 42.8 30.4
14
30
173
16.2
4.0
16.7
1.9
15.1 13.0 34.1
.6 39.3 .9
18.8
11.5
2.2
487
114
371
52
46.5
55.2
113
386
31
112
346
52
14
30
60
70
2
25
11
1
2
9
2
9
1, 500 1,500
Number of patrolmen b y specified grade—Continued
Fourth
Third
Fifth
Probationary
Salary class3
C ity grou p 1
All
cities
I
All salaries..
1__
$1,150 to $1,249.
1__
$1,250 to $1,349.
>__
)__
>__
$1,650 to
$1,750 to
$1,850 to
$1,950 to
$2,050 to
$2,150 to
)__
$1,749.
$1,849..
L__
$1,949.
» ...
1__
$2,049.
$2,149.
> ...
$2,249.
73
City group 1
All
cities
II
63 —
8
45
6
4
45
4
10
4
10
III
10
I
31
C ity group1
All
cities
III
II
16
All
cities
I
15
21
1
1
1
1
2
6
7
6
7
19
... .
II
III
2
____
C ity grou p 1
I
II
III
154 154
2
4
6
4
12
4
12
19
19
154 154
1 See footnote 2 of table 1 for size of cities in each group.
2 Includes 32 motorcycle and safety-car officers.
8 Less than Ho of 1 percent.
Types of Duty for Patrolmen
The growth of traffic problems has necessitated the development of
trained personnel to handle the bulk of traffic-control duty. However,
some cities had no regular traffic divisions, but assigned regular patrol
men to traffic duty as required; in some other cities the traffic groups
were assisted during peak periods by patrolmen usually assigned to
other duties.
In the 27 cities of the West North Central Division, 17 out of
every 100 patrolmen were assigned to traffic duty alone, the propor
tion being somewhat higher (22 percent) in the smallest cities. Of
each 17 men so assigned in group I cities, 6 were on foot, 2 assigned to
8
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
automobiles, and 8 to motorcycle duty. The proportions assigned to
m otorcycle duty in group II cities and to automobiles in group III
cities were considerably higher than in the largest cities. Only 20
mounted police were reported, and these were all in group I cities.
M ost of the patrolmen— 83 out of every 100— were assigned to
regular police duties other than traffic control. Of these, 39 were on
foot, 33 assigned to automobiles, and 11 to such other duties as main
tenance and clerical work. The proportion on foot was higher in
group II I cities than in the other 2 groups; and the proportion
assigned to miscellaneous activities was highest in group I and lowest
in group II cities.
T a b l e 4 , — P o lice p atrolm en in W e s t N orth Central cities , classified according to
typ es o f d u ty , J u ly 1 , 1 9 3 8
Number of patrolmen
Percentage
City group *
T ype of duty
C ity g rou p 1
All
cities
All
cities
II
I
III
I
II
III
All types of d u ty....................
3, 222
2, 720
285
217
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Traffic d u ty............. ................
A u tom ob ile.-..................
F oot___________________
M otorcycle—........... ........
Mounted ________ _____
Other assignm ents_____
553
71
195
249
20
18
457
48
167
206
20
16
48
5
15
28
48
18
13
15
17.2
2.2
6.1
7.7
.6
.6
16.8
1.8
6.1
7.6
.7
.6
16.9
1.8
5.3
9.8
22.1
8.3
6.0
6.9
Other than traffic duty_____
Automobile ........ .......... .
Foot- ___________ _____
M otorcycle_____________
Other assignments..........
2,669
1,049
1,247
20
353
2,263
870
1,052
237
114
101
20
2
169
65
94
82.8
32.6
38.7
.6
10.9
83.2
32.0
38.7
83.1
40.0
35.4
7.0
.7
77.9
30.0
43.3
341
2
10
12.5
.9
4.6
1 See footnote 2 of table 1 for size o f cities in each group.
Comparison of Employment and Salaries in Various Occupations
The uniformed divisions accounted for 76 out of every 100 employees
and $77 out of every $100 spent for police salaries. Of every 76 men
in the uniformed division, 61 were patrolmen, 10 were higher ranking
officers, and 5 were plainclothesmen, patrol drivers, turnkeys, and
others. The percentage of the salaries received by the higher ranking
officers was greater than the percentage they formed of total employees.
Thus, police chiefs in group I cities were 0.2 percent of the total num
ber of persons employed, but received 0.4 percent of total salaries;
in group II cities the corresponding figures were 1.4 and 2.2 percent,
and in the smallest cities, 2.9 and 4.2 percent.
Detective bureaus accounted for 14 percent of all employees, but
because they included some highly paid officers the detective-bureau
employees received a slightly larger proportion of salaries. For
other occupations outside the uniformed division the percentage of
salaries was lower than the percentage of personnel represented.
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
T able
9
5 . — P ercentage d istrib u tio n 1 o f police-departm ent em p lo yees and salaries
in W es t N orth Central cities, by d iv isio n s , J u ly 1, 1 9 3 8
Percentage of all employees
Percentage of total salaries
City group2
City group 2
Division and occupation
All
cities
All
cities
I
II
III
I
II
III
All divisions............................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Uniformed division_________
76.1
76.4
69.1
82.9
76.7
76.8
70.1
83.8
Chiefs__________________
Assistant or deputy chiefs.
Assistant deputy chiefs. _
Inspectors______________
Captains___ ___________
Lieutenants____________
Sergeants____ ________
Plainclothesmen________
Patrolmen______________
Patrol drivers__________
Turnkeys............... ..........
Others. ______ _______
.5
.2
.1
.2
1.6
1.7
6.0
.2
61.2
1.8
1.0
1.6
.2
.1
.1
.2
1.1
1.8
5.9
.1
62.2
1.8
1.1
1.8
1.4
.2
2.9
1.1
4.2
1.2
.3
5.3
1.6
9.1
.3
58.0
3.2
.3
.8
.4
.2
.2
.3
1.5
2.2
6.7
.1
61.2
1.6
.9
1.5
2.2
.2
.2
2.9
1.4
4.6
1.1
55.3
1.0
.4
.6
.8
.3
.1
.3
2.0
2.1
6.7
.2
60.4
1.6
.9
1.3
.2
3.8
1.6
4.9
1.2
54.2
.8
.4
.6
.3
5.9
1.6
9.2
.3
57.2
3.1
.2
.6
Detective bureau....................
W om en's bureau___________
Fingerprint section_________
Radio and telephone _____
Clerical ______ ___________
Maintenance...........................
Miscellaneous.........................
13.8
1.5
.5
2.3
1.9
3.3
.6
13.9
1.4
.4
2.2
1.9
3.3
.5
15.9
1.6
1.4
3.5
2.3
3.9
2.3
9.3
2.6
1.1
1.6
1.1
1.1
.3
15.1
1.2
.5
2.1
1.5
2.4
.5
15.2
1.2
.3
2.0
1.6
2.5
17.6
1.2
1.5
3.4
1.7
3.1
1.4
9.7
.4
2.2
1.2
1.5
.8
.7
.1
1 Based on figures in appendix table E.
2 See footnote 2 of table 1 for size of cities in each group.
Hours and Working Conditions
Primary factors affecting hours and working conditions are custom
and the size and financial status of the city. Also, while there is need
for continuous police protection at all hours, the need varies consider
ably over the 24 hours of the day, largely because of fluctuations in
automobile and pedestrian traffic. Another factor which affects both
the size and structure of police departments, and consequently working
conditions, is the need for sufficient flexibility of organization to take
care of such unusual events as parades, fairs, conventions, and emer
gencies. Such conditions of employment as hours, vacations, and
promotions are largely dependent upon the city’s ability to pay for
extensive and modern police protection.
Platoon Systems
The varying demands on the police department caused by daily
changes in the traffic flow result in many different systems of oper
ation. The uniformed division of a department is usually divided
into groups of men called platoons. In the simpler systems, a platoon
is a group of policemen who are on duty during a specific number of
hours, after which they are relieved by another platoon.
In two-platoon systems which have a night tour and a day tour,
the word platoon takes on a somewhat different meaning because it
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SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
becomes necessary to subdivide the platoons into groups in such a way
that a larger force is on duty during traffic peaks than at other times
of the day and night. Nevertheless, the word platoon does retain its
original meaning to the extent that one platoon is on duty primarily
during hours of the night and the other is primarily a day platoon.
The periods of peak demand are taken care of by the overlapping of
hours of different groups.
In three-platoon systems the basic structure is three equal groups
working periods of 8 hours each. Each policeman is on duty 8 hours
and then has 16 hours of leave in his normal workday. If the three
groups never changed their hours, the platoons would always begin
work at the same time of day— the first platoon at 7 a. m., the second
at 3 p. m., and the third at 11 p. m. However, most police depart
ments operating under a three-platoon system alternate their platoons
in order that all members of the force may have an opportunity to
work the different sets of hours. A method of alternation is illustrated
below:
D ay before change
7
3
a. m.
11
p. m.
D ay after change
7
p. m.
3
a. m.
11
7
p. m .
p. m.
a. m
A A AA A A A A ____________________ 32-hour leave__________________ AAAAAAAA
BBBBBBBB
BBBBBBBB
CCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCC
During the alternation period, shown above, the first or A platoon
received 32 hours of leave during the change, but the B platoon chang
ing from the 3 p. m. to the 7 a. m. tour had only 8 hours off d u ty ; and
platoon C also made the change with only 8 hours off. During the
next two alternations the B and C platoons received the 32-hour
period of leave. Because of the irregularities and complications in
troduced by alternating the three tours, the changes were in most
cases made only once a month, and some cities provided for no alter
nations.
Hours of Duty
Daily and weekly hours under the different systems of operation
vary considerably, as has already been pointed out, but most systems
provide average employment varying from 8 to 9 hours a day. One
8-hour working day off in 7 reduces weekly working hours from 56
to 48. Since under some systems the day off may not occur every
week, the time off per week in these cases is expressed as a fraction
of a day in the tables. For example, in table 6, when time off averages
7 days over a period of 10 weeks, the time off is recorded as 0.7 day
per week. The fractional days worked and days off shown on the
table are approximate, but they are correct to the nearest tenth of a
day. The average hours worked per week are based on figures for a
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WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
complete year of employment, and are correct to the nearest tenth of
an hour. When one full day off per week is provided for, an attempt
is usually made to arrange the days-off schedule in such a way that a
seventh of the force has Sunday off one week, and M onday off the
following week. This procedure continues throughout the days of the
week until Saturday when the cycle is repeated. Days off for other
groups of equal size are advanced in a similar manner. The regular
vacation with pay is ordinarily in addition to such time off, but one
city in this region allowed no paid vacation to its uniformed force,
and in another city the days off could be accumulated for a vacation
period.
T
able
6.—
P o lice-d ep a rtm en t em p lo yees in W e s t N orth Central cities ,
according to hours and d ays on d u ty per w eek , J u ly 1 , 1 9 3 8
Average
hours on
duty per
week
System of operation
classified
Cities reporting various
systems
Average
days on
duty per
week
C ity group 3
All
cities
I
II
III
All systems_________________________________________
Continuous d u ty_____________ ________________ _____
Two-platoon:
10-hour tours, overlapping, off 0.7 day per week__.
Four 9-hour groups, overlapping, off 1 day each
week _______________________ ________________
Three-platoon:
Straight 8-hour tours______________________ ____ _
8-hour tours, off 1 day each m onth_______________
8-hour tours, off every 15th d a y_____ _____ ______
8-hour tours, off every 10th d a y ______________ _ _
8-hour tours, off 0.7 day per week____ ____ ______
8-hour tours, off every 9th d a y___________________
8-hour tours, off every 8th d a y___________________
8-hour tours, off 1 day each week_________ _______
Other_____ ____ ___________________________________ .
168.0
7.0
5
63.0
6.3
1
54.0
6.0
1
56.0
54.2
52.3
50.4
50.0
49.9
49.0
48.0
50.2
7.0
6.8
6.5
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.2
3
1
10
1
1
1
2
6
24
Number of em ployees1
System of operation
All
cities
II
All s y s te m s...................................................................... 5,265 4,376
515
5
1
Continuous d u t y . ........................................................ .
79
...
Two-platoon_______________________________________
22
10-hour tours, overlapping, off 0.7 day per w eek-.
Four 9-hour groups, overlapping, off 1 day each
57
week..........___................................. ........................
Three-platoon...................... .............................................. 4,862 4,140
86
200
Straight 8-hour tours................................................27
8-hour tours, off 1 day each m onth........................
8-hour tours, off every 15th d a y ........................... 3,209 2,979
70
8-hour tours, off every 10th day...............................
26
8-hour tours, off 0.7 day per week.................. ........
42
8-hour tours, off every 9th d a y .............................
221
8-hour tours, off every 8th d a y ........................... .
140
935
8-hour tours, off 1 day each week........ ................... 1,067
319
235
Other.........................................- ........................................
2
1 See appendix table E for greater detail b y divisions.
2 See footnote 2 of table 1 for size of cities in each group.
3 Less than Ho of 1 percent.
57
57
396
85
110
70
81
50
60
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
3
9
1
1
7
1
1
4
1
1
2
8
Percentage of employees
C ity group 2
I
2
1
C ity group 2
III
2
22
22
All
cities
I
II
III
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
.4
.1 (3)
.5
1.5
11.1 5.9
.4
1.1
326
29
27
120
92.3
3.8
.5
60.9
26’
42
.' 5
.8
82
24
JO. 3
6.1
5.9
94.6
2.0
11.1
76.9
16.5
68.0
21.4
13.6
3.2
21.4
5.4
15.7
9.7
11.6
87.2
7.8
7.2
32.1
11.2
21.9
6.4
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SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Ninety-two percent of all employees in the 27 departments studied
worked under some form of the three-platoon system, and the
m ajority worked under forms which required a workweek of more
than 50 hours. The form most frequently reported, requiring about
52 hours per week, was used in 4 of the group I cities, 2 of the group II
cities, and 3 of the cities in group III. It accounted for 68, 21, and
32 percent of the employees in these groups, respectively. The
system next in importance required a workweek of 48 hours, and ac
counted for 21, 10, and 22 percent of the employees of the 3 groups
in order.
Six percent of all police-department employees mainly engaged on
clerical and maintenance work, worked under other systems of hours.
Five chiefs were reported as on continuous duty, but this meant only
that they were subject to call at any time.
Promotion of Patrolmen
Patrolmen were advanced automatically from one grade to the next
after a specified period of service in 14 of the 27 West North Central
cities. Six cities made promotions on the basis of civil service and 5
by other means of appointment, while 2 cities made no allowance for
promotions but classified patrolmen in one grade only. One city, St.
Louis, required a 6-month probationary period before final appoint
ment, but after appointment, classed all patrolmen as of one grade.
Promotion from lower grades is distinct from automatic salary
increases within the grade. Such salary increases up to a specified
maximum were frequently provided.
T a b l e 7. — P o lic e departm ents in W e s t N orth Central cities , classified according to
m ethod o f prom otin g pa trolm en , J u ly
I,
1988
Number of cities
W ith automatic promotion
after—
C ity grou p 1
W ith promotion b y—
W ith patrol
men all
1 grade
Total
6 months
1 year
Civil service
A ll cities................
27
5
9
Group I _________
Group I I ________
Group I U ..............
9
7
11
2
2
1
5
1
3
1
Appoint
ment
6
5
2
1
5
2
2
1
1
1
See footnote 2 of table 1 for size of cities in each group.
Vacations With Pay
Almost half of the 5,265 employees received no vacation, most of
these being in St. Louis, which provided for 2 days off monthly with
pay. The uniformed force received no continuous vacation or leave
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WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
of more than 2 days. M ost employees in other cities received vaca
tions, the average duration of which was 14 days. In one city
employees were permitted to accumulate their days off for continuous
vacation periods.
T
able
8 .—
Police-department employees in West North Central cities, classified
according to days of vacation with pay, July 1, 1938
C ity g r o u p 1
T o ta l
num ber
of e m N o vaca
ployees
7 d ay s
tio n
A ll c i t i e s . ............. ..
5,265
2,583
194
G ro u p I __________
G ro u p I I ____ ____
G ro u p I I I ________
4,376
515
374
2,517
3
63
194
N u m b e r of em p lo y ees h a v in g —
10 d a y s
12 d a y s
14 d a y s
15 d ay s
16 d ay s
118
36
878
1,363
91
36
629
139
110
1,034
165
164
117
1
21 d ay s
2
2
91
1 See footnote 2 of ta b le 1 for size of cities in each group.
Items Supplied to U niform ed Force
Very few West North Central cities furnished uniforms free, but
such items as revolvers, holsters, belts, handcuffs, and clubs or night
sticks were furnished in about a fourth of the departments studied.
Badges were provided by 19 of the 27 cities.
T
able
9.— Police departments in West North Central cities, classified according to
items supplied the uniformed forces, July 1, 1938
N u m b e r of cities s u p p ly in g —
C ity group
T o ta l
num
b e r of
cities
A ll c ities_____
27
G ro u p I _____
G ro u p I I ____
G ro u p I I I ____
9
7
11
F u ll
u n i
form
3
1
2
T r im
C lo th m
in g s
for
u n i ufor
n i
form s
form s
C ash
a n d C lu b s
allow R a in
H o l Hcuffs
or
R e
ance coats
sters
O th e r
or
volvers a n d
n ig h t B adges ite m s
for
or
is t stick
s
u n i capes
b e lts twers
form s
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
6
7
8
6
19
20
2
4
2
1
4
2
3
3
1
1
4
5
6
8
6
4
10
1 See fo o tn o te 2 of ta b le 1 for size of cities in each g ro u p .
2W h istles , flash lig h ts, fla sh lig h t b a tte rie s a n d b u lb s , k e y s, caps, a m m u n itio n , etc.
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SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Appendix
The West North Central Division includes the States of Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South
Dakota.
The appendix contains a table of the 27 cities included in this
report with their 1930 populations and information regarding the
number of police-department employees per 10,000 and per capita
cost by cities. It also contains 5 other tables giving additional
detailed information on some of the subjects discussed in the body of
the report. Tables B, C, and D give the number of persons employed
and the individual occupational salaries in each of the cities of groups
I, II, and III, respectively. Table E summarizes total employment
and total salaries paid in each division and occupation for all cities
and for each size group. Table F shows average weekly hours and
days on duty under various systems of operation by divisions for all
cities and for each size group. All data in the tables, except popula
tions, are as of July 1, 1938.
T
A .— P olice-dep a rtm en t em p lo yees and sala ry costs in relation to po p u la tio n in
W es t N orth Central cities with a p opu lation o f 2 5 ,0 0 0 or m ore 1, J u ly 1 , 1 9 3 8
able
C ity
All c it ie s ______________
___ _____ _________________________
Group I—cities of 100,000 and over____ ___________
________
Des Moines, Iowa_ ___________________ _________ _______
Duluth, M inn. _ ____ ___ __ ____ __
__ _ __ __
Kansas C ity, K a n s _______
__________ __
_ ___ __
Kansas City, M o , . __ _ ___ _____ ________ ______ ____
Minneapolis, M i n n _____ _____ ____ ________ __________
_______
__ ________
Omaha, Nebr_. ____ ____ _
St. Louis, M o ____________ ___________________ ____ _
St. Paul, M inn
____ _______________ ______________ __
W ichita, Kans __ _______ _____
____________________
Group II—cities of 50,000 to 100,000______ _______ _
_______
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
____ __________
___ _________ _
Davenport, Iowa ___________ ________ ___ __
______
Lincoln, N e b r ______________ ______________________ ____
St. Joseph, M o ____ _________________________ ___________
Sioux City, Iowa_______ ________________ ______________
Springfield, M o ___________________ ____ ____ _____ _ _
Topeka, Kans__________ _______ _______ _____ _______ __
Group III—cities of 25,000 to 50,000__________________________
Burlington, Iowa
___ _______ _____________ __________
Clinton, Iowa
_ __________________________________
Council Bluffs, Iowa_______________________ __________
____ _____ _ _____
Dubuque, I o w a ________ ___
Fargo, N. D ak___________ _______ _ ___ ___ ___ _____
Hutchinson, Kans________________ _______ __ . _ ______
Joplin, M o . .. ____________ _____________ _ ___ _______
Ottumwa, I o w a ____________________________
__ ___
Sioux Falls, S. D ak______________________________________
University City, M o_________________ __________ ____
Waterloo, Iowa _ _________________________ _____________
Population
Employees
per 10,000
Per capita
salary cost
3,482,012
15
2, 648, 663
17
3.33
142, 559
101, 463
121, 857
399, 746
464,356
214,006
821,960
271, 606
111,110
11
13
8
16
11
12
25
14
10
2.12
2.61
1.60
2.84
2. 34
2.18
5.39
2. 76
1.62
$2.96
474, 546
11
1.86
56,097
60, 751
75,933
80,935
79,183
57, 527
64,120
10
12
10
12
11
11
10
1.78
2.17
1.47
1.97
2.08
1.78
1.77
358, 803
10
1. 73
26, 755
25, 726
42, 048
41, 679
28, 619
27,085
33, 454
28,075
33,362
25, 809
46,191
11
9
7
10
13
13
11
9
14
12
10
1. 66
1.49
1. 21
1.66
2.03
1.99
1.61
1.42
2.20
2. 29
1.73
1
Includes all West North Central cities with populations of 25,000 or more; based on U. S. Census of Pop
ulation for 1930.
T
able
B.— P o lice-depa rtm en t
em ployees in each o f 9 W es t N o ith Central cities o f group 7,1 classified according to individual occupations
and corresponding sala ry rates , J u ly 1, 1 9 3 8
Iowa
Division and occupation
Des Moines
Minnesota
Kansas
Kansas City
Wichita
Duluth
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Missouri
St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Num Salary Num Salary Num Salary N um Salary N um Salary N um Salary Num Salary Num Salary N um Salary
ber
rate
ber
ber
rate
ber
rate
ber
ber
rate
ber
rate
ber
rate
ber
rate
rate
rate
Uniformed division:
Commissioners __________________ _
Aides to commissioners ____ _____
C h iefs_____
. _
____________
Assistant or deputy chiefs___________
_
Assistant deputy chiefs 6___
Inspectors____________________ ____
Captains.____ _____ ________________
Lieutenants____________ ___ _________
Sergeants . . . __________ __________
Plainclothesm en.____ _____ ________
Patrolmen:
1st grade______________ ______ _
2d grade__________________ _____
3d grade—____ ________ ________
4th grade ___ ________
.
5th grade - __________ _______
Probationary .
_. _ _____
Other: M otorcycle officers. ____
Patrol drivers___________ _________
_______________ ______ _
Miscellaneous:
TrafficTsuperintendents
___
Prison guards______ __ _____
Special officers_________________
Detective bureau:
Chiefs of detectives_________________
Inspectors _________________________
C aptains____________ _____ ___ ____ _
Lieutenants_________________________
Sergeants. __________________________
See fo o tn o te s a t end o f table.
152
96
108
500
135
658
382
2,080
(3)
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
$4,000
3,000
1,980
2,820
2,280
2,100
2,040
81
1
1,920
1,740
1
$3,600
1
3
8
3,000
2,400
2,100
2.040
1
1
$3, 900
1
2
2,800
11
2,160
38
1,980
14
9
1.980
1.980
2
2
3
2,400
2,040
1,920
1
7
12
2, 760
2,220
2,100
47
5
1,740
1,620
58
2
4
4
6
1,920
1,860
1,800
1,740
1,680
6
6
1.920
1.920
2
1, 200
1
2, 760
3
1
2
$4, 560
2
1, 740
2,400
1
7
2, 220
2.100
{
l
8
12
19
281
9
10
12
13
1
{ 1
$5,000
1
2
1
1,680 1,219
1,620
1,500
2,160
1
1
5
12
57
2.700
2,400
2.700
2,160
1,920
207
1, 859
206
165
45
9
T urnkeys
1,859
......
1
2, 566
2,160
2,040
1,920
1,800
1,680
$6,500
4, 500
4.000
4.000
3, 420
3.000
2, 600
$4,000
*
2
7
13
3,000
2, 580
3,600 }
2, 520
2, 400
2,280
i, 620
3,420
1
2
2,566
12
2,418
3,900
2,820 } .
3,000
4
8
(4)
(5)
1
1
1
1
18
29
120
1
$5, 000
3,181
2.418
2,801
2.418
2,155
1,996
265
2,400
2.160
154
1,860
45
32
1,680
1,680
75
1,680
1
1
1
4,500
3.420
3.420
3,000
2.600
4
63
1
1
$4,020
3,120
1, !
7
5
19
3
2, 820
2,160
2,040
1.920
1.920
133
2
4
1,680
1,560
1,440
10
4
1,680
1,680
1
3
1
51
2, 820
2,160
2,040
1.920
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
All divisionsa___________________________
T able B.— P olice-dep a rtm en t
,1
em p lo yees in each o f 9 W est N orth Central cities o f group I
classified according to in divid ual occupations
and corresponding salary rates , J u l y 1 , 1 9 3 8 — Continued.
Iowa
Des Moines
Wichita
Kansas City
Duluth
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Missouri
St. Paul
Kansas C ity
Omaha
St. Louis
Num- Salary Num- Salary Num- Salary Num Salary N um Salary N um Salary N um Salary N um Salary Num Salary
ber
ber
ber
ber
ber
rate
ber
rate
rate
ber
ber
rate
rate
rate
rate
ber
rate
rate
f
Detectives
____________
________
20
$2,040
6
$2,160
14
$1,860
37
7
28
l
1
Miscellaneous:
1
1
Criminal investigators _______
Accident investigators
______
Women’ s bureau:
Captains
_
____
Lieutenants
__
Sergeants.
Policewomen
__ ______ ___
Matrons _
Fingerprint section:*
Identification ehiefs
Identification clerks
Fingerprint operators
Miscellaneous:
Photographers . _____________
Directors of research
Assistant research officers
Telephone and radio division:
Superintendents
_______
Assistant superintendents
___ ____
Chief operators
____________
Radio operators
_________________
Telephone operators ________________
Miscellaneous:
Radio service m en . ..........................
2,040
2,400
1
_ ________________
2,10 0
1
1,740
1
1,500
3
1,740
3
900
1
2 ,10 0
1
2,400
1
900
1
1,920
1
(•)
$2,340 1
2,460 [
2, 520
2,400
(9)
1
$1,800
[
\
l
1
2,400
1
1
5
1,680 1
1, 800 \
2,160 I
1
2,760
0
62
$2,155
1
3,181
90
$1,920
1
2
1,920
3
1,500
2,400
1
2,400
1,718
4
1,551
1
2,418
1,500
1
3
2
2,160
1,20 0
3
2
900
1,860
1 , 860
l
2
}
1,920 J
2,10 0
1,080
$1,800
1
1,800
2,600
18
1,800
14
1,320
0
1,996
3
(“ )
1,620
1
3,000
I
2,160
2,820 J
3
2,280
13 1
1,20 0
1,620
13 1
1,20 0
1
1
2,700
1
1
2,418
2,155
0
4
1
1
( 1,0 2 0
10 4 4 to
\ ____
1 1,620 (
0
1
2,040
$2,160
1
4
1,680
1
159
f 1,680 ]
{ to
f
l 2,160 I
1,560
4
12 7
3
8
1, 859
1,859 1
l
1
2,400
3
1,920
4
2 ,10 0
S
3
4
{
1,080
1,20 0
1,800
}
9
{
i
0
1,500
1,740 } ........
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Division and occupation
Minnesota
Kansas
^
Clerical division:
Chief clerks................
Clerks_______ ______
Secretaries__________
Assistant secretaries..
2,280
1,920
1,620
1,500
2,400
1,500
2,400
1,740
1,800
900
1,560
1,320
h22
Stenographers..
Miscellaneous:
Assistant superintendents of sup
plies__________________________
Stock clerks......... ...........................
Property clerks...............................
File clerks____________ ________ _
Maintenance division:
Electricians.............................................
Janitors..
Hostlers..
15 13
1,277
to
1,996
1,500
2,400
720
1,740
1.444
2,090
1.444
1, 611
900
Linemen and construction employees.
Machinists________ _____ ___________
General mechanics:
Garage foremen...............................
Auto mechanics..
Painters________________ ____
Superintendents of garages______
Auto mechanic’s helpers............. .
Painter’s helpers____ ____ ______
Miscellaneous:
Custodians........... .....................
Engineers___________________
Superintendents of buildings.
Warehouse foremen_________
Janitresses____________ _____
Elevator operators...................
Cooks______________________
Truck drivers.......................
Miscellaneous:
Surgeons_________ _________ _______ _
Assistant surgeons................ ................
Drill masters______ ____ ____________
Superintendents of school police_____
Firearms instructors______ ______ _
Inspectors___________________ ______
Dead-animal collectors.................... .
License inspectors.________ __________
Court officers........ ..................... .............
1,020
2,100
1,080
1.320
1,080
1.320
1,380
1,080
2,090
1,800
1,800
1,920
2,280
2,400
2,592
780
1,200
1,200
2,160
2,160
1,620
2,400
2,280
1,440
840
960
3,600
1,689
1,627
1,919
1,778
3,600
1,320
1,080
960
1,200
C
11)
01)
2,160
2,418
2,154
2,160
1,800
(9)
2.520
2,160
2,894
1,996
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
1,020
980
1,320
to
2,040
(9)
(9)
1 2,100 (9)
1,200
164 to
2,400
1,680
2,160
Laborers........................................ ........
See footn o tes a t end of table.
2,418
1,694
2,700
1,740
T
a b l e
B.— P o lice-depa rtm en t
I ,1
em p lo yees in each o f 9 W est North Central cities o f group
classified according to in d ivid u a l'occu p a tion s and
corresponding salary rates , J u ly 1 , 1 9 3 8 — Continued.
Iowa
Des Moines
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri
Minnesota
Wichita
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
N um Salary Num Salary Num Salary Num Salary Num Salary N um Salary N um Salary Num Salary Num Salary
ber
ber
rate
rate
ber
rate
ber
rate
ber
ber
rate
ber
rate
rate
ber
rate
ber
rate
Miscellaneous—Continued.
Stores clerks____________ ____________
Personnel directors_______ _____ _____
Farm superintendents.................. ........
Farm guards........... .................................
Farm cook s................................ .............
1
1
1
3
2
1 Cities with a population of 100,000 or more, based on U. S. Census of Population for
1930.
2 Totals include regular, full-time employees but do not include part-time employees
or call men.
3 Receives $6,000 per year. Not included in totals.
4 Part time.
8 Receives $3,600 per year. Not included in totals.
8 Classification includes assistant deputy chiefs and secretaries to chiefs.
7Policewomen assigned as matrons.
8Work of this division performed b y detective bureau in Kansas City, Mo.
$2,160
$1,620
1,260
1,260
840
9 Assigned from uniformed division.
Includes 1 at $1,020,1 at $1,200, 1 at $1,560, and 1 at $1,620.
11 On call.
72 Includes 1 at $1,680,1 at $1,800, 1 at $1,920, and 4 at $2,160.
13 Additional employees assigned from uniformed force.
84 Includes 3 at $1,320 , 2 at $1,560, 3 at $1,620, 2 at $1,680, 1 at $1,740, 7 at $1,800, 1 at
$1,860, and 3 at $2,040.
78 Includes 1 at $1,277, 5 at $1,444, 5 at $1,694,1 at $1,778, and 1 at $1,996.
is Includes 1 at $1,200,1 at $1,500,1 at $1,680, and 1 at $1,740.
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Division and occupation
Nebraska
T
able
C.— P olice-dep a rtm en t
em ployees in each o f 7 W est N orth Central cities o f group I I , 1 classified according to individual occupations and
corresponding sala ry rates, J u ly 1, 1 9 8 8
Division and occupation
Cedar Rapids
Num
ber
Salary
rate
Num
ber
Salary
rate
1,980
1,800
1,860 }
1,740
1
N um
ber
Salary
rate
91
71
$2,460
2,100
Sioux City
$3,000
1
St. Joseph
Topeka
Num
ber
Salary
rate
Salary
rate
94
66
$3,000
1
$2, 880
4
2,160
4
2,220
2,070
1,866
1
1
1
3
2
1, 980
1, 800
3
3
1,800
2, 280
1, 980
1,800
1, 764
43
2
2
1,800
1,680
1, 500
37
4
7
1, 800
1, 680
1, 560
28
2
4
1, 764
1, 644
1, 536
3
4
N um
ber
2,100
6
1, 866
1,860
1
1
1
1
2, 400
1
12
2,160
1,980
1
4
2, 400
1,980
1
1, 560
8
N um
ber
Salary
rate
N um
ber
Salary
rate
76
61
1
$2,670
1
$2,700
1
$2,880
3
1
1
2,100
1
1
3
2, 550
1,800
1, 620
3
1,800
4
1
1,980
1,800
1,680
1,560
47
3
1
1, 590
1, 500
1,200
33
1,620
21
1
1
2
1, 560
1,500
1, 302
1,200
1,620
1, 620
1,620
1, 560
1,200
5
1
3
6
2
2
1, 560
2
10
1, 800
1,680
1
1,080
1,140
1,800
3
Lincoln
Springfield
1,800
1, 872
1
2, 600
1
2,400
18
1,940
8
1,680
1
1, 760
1
1,500
1, 866
1, 800
1, 680
1
1
840
900
l
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
56
Uniformed division:
1
Chiefs. _______ ______________________
1
Assistant or deputv chiefs..........................
___
. _______
Inspectors _
Captains............................. ........................ .
2
Lieutenants ............_..........................._ .
?
Sergeants.................................... ........ ........ /
1
1
Pla n cl othesmen ......................................
Patrolmen:
1st grade .................... ........................
31
2d g r a d e ____ ______ ______________
3d grade_______ _________ __________
4th grade...... ........................................ .
Other:
4
M otorcycle officers_______ ____ _
Safety-car officers..........................
Patrol drivers
................................
Turnkeys... __________ ____________
Miscellaneous:
Desk sergeants _______ _____ _______
Detective bureau:
1
Chiefs. ........................................................
Inspectors _ ...................... ...................
Lieutenants
........... ..........................
Detectives ............................. ....................
6
Miscellaneous:
Deputy marshals________________ _
Superintendents of auto-theft bureau
Detectives, auto-theft division........
W omen’s bureau:
P olicew om en_________________________
Matrons________ _____ ________________
(3)
Miscellaneous: Welfare workers________
See fo o tn o te s at end o f table.
Davenport
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
T a b l e C . — P olice-dep a rtm en t em p lo yees in each o f 7 W es t N orth Central cities o f group l l , 1 classified according to in d ivid u a l occupation s and
corresponding sala ry ratesy J u l y l y 1 9 3 8 —
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
N um
ber
Fingerprint section:
Identification chiefs ___________________
Telephone and radio division:
Superintendents
_ _
___
Radio operators
_____ __
____
Telephone operators
______
____
Clerical division:
Clerks _ ______________________________
Secretaries__________ ___ _____ ________
Stenographers
Maintenance division:
____________ _______
Electricians
Janitors ______________________________
Hostlers_______________ ____ ___________
Machinists ________________ ________ ___
General mechanics:
Auto mechanics.......... ................. ........
Painters_____________ ______ _______
Miscellaneous:
Cooks. ___ _______________________
Elevator operators__________________
Meter repairmen _ _________________
Miscellaneous:
Humane officers_____________ _____ ____
Superintendents of brake and light test
ing __
__ __________ _______________
Brake-testing operators ________________
Salary
rate
1
1
$1,680
1,740
1
1,860
1
1,680
1
1
Davenport
N um
ber
Sioux City
Salary
rate
N um
ber
1
(4)
3
Missouri
Kansas
$2,070
Salary
rate
$2,160
Topeka
N um
ber
1
St. Joseph
Salary
rate
Salary
rate
$1,980
1
1
3
3
1,590
1,380
1
1,380
1
1
1
1, 890
1,980
3
1,500
1
1,200
1
1
1,680
720
(*)
N um
ber
960
l
1
1
240 }
1, 710 /
1,620
2
1
1,800
1,800
1
1
1
1,095
900
1,200
N um
ber
Lincoln
Salary
rate
N um
ber
$2,080
Salary
rate
1
$1,680
2
1,560
$2,004
1
i
840
2
1,890
1,140
2
1,500
1
1, 830
1,620
1
1,800
1
1,200
/
84 1
480 to
1,200
1
1,560
i
1,260
1, 680
2
1
8
1,560
720
840
(*)
\
(*)
1
1 Cities with a population of 50,000 and under 100,000, based on U. S. Census of Popu3 On call,
lation for 1930.
4 Lieutenant assigned.
3 Totals include regular, full-time employees, but do not include part-time employees
* Part time,
or call men.
8 Includes 1 at $480,1 at $720,1 at $1,020 and 1 at $1,200.
Nebraska
Springfield
1,740
to
o
1,590
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Division and occupation
Continued.
T
able
D . - - P olice-dep a rtm en t em ployees in each o f 11 W e s t N orth Central cities o f group I I I , 1 classified according to individual occupations
and corresponding salary raies , J u ly 1, 1 9 3 8
Division and occupation
Burling
ton
All divisions 2......................................................
>>
Ss
03
03 1-1
03
29
Uniformed division:
1 $1,800
Chiefs_______________________ __________
1 1,740
Assistant or deputy chiefs___ ____ _____
Inspectors______________________________
C aptains.. ____________________ _
2 1,670
Lieutenants______________________
Sergeants......... .................... .......... ............ 3 1,500
Plainclothesmen......... ............................... .
Patrolmen:
1st grade_______________________ . . . 12 1,500
2d grade...... ........ .......... .......... ..............
3d grade___________________________
Other: M otorcycle officers__________
Patrol drivers_____________ ____ _______
3 1,500
Turnkeys................. ................... ................
Miscellaneous:
Park guards__________ ____ ________
Special officers___________________ _
Detective bureau:4
Chiefs of detectives................... ......... ......
Captains______________________ ________
2 1,670
Sergeants__________________ ______ ____
3 1,500
D etectives________________________
W om en’s bureau:
Policewomen__________ ________ _______
Matrons_________________ _____________
1 1,500
Fingerprint section :s
Identification chiefs______ _____________
Identification clerks............................ ......
Fingerprint operators....... .........................
See fo o tn o te s at end o f table.
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h
24
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i "cS
03
03
45
Hutchin
son
tH
©
©
£2
a
d
Z
03
03 u
03
1 $3,000
1 $1,980
1 1, 860
1 $2,760
1 2,100
1 $2,280
2,100
1,860
2
1
3
1,980
1,920
1,800
1
3
7
1,740
1,620
1,530
19
4
6
1,740
1,680
1,620
18
1,500
3
1, 740
2
1, 8C0
2
1,920
2
1,788
1
1, 740
3
1,800
3
1, 740
3
1,680
15
1,680
11
1,740
25
1,680
14
1, 620
4
1,440
2
1, 800
3
1,740
1
1,920
6
1,800
4
1,800
3
1
1
1,680
2
1, 200
I
1,860
1,620
1,680
1
1,560
1
1,980
a
d
z
>>
C3 ®
,-Hts
C3
03
3
1, 560
1
1,200
1 $2,100
1 1,800
South
Dakota
Fargo
Sioux
Falls
University
City
©
a
d
Z
Ss
—, c3
03 U
03
30
37
35
1 $2,160
1
2
Joplin
North
Dakota
S-l
©
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a
d
Z
&£
^ 03
03 M
03
>»
Z
03
46
36
1 $3,360
©
£2
a
d
1 $2,400
1
$2,500
2
1,620
1
2, 310
3
1
1,620
1,560
3
2,100
1
1
2
(3)
1,896
1, 764
1,644
3
1
3
1,800
1,620
1,620
14
1,440
25
1,890
20
2
1,572
1,452
26
1,560
3
1,440
1
1,500
1
2
1,344
1,008
1
1,800
1
2,100
4
1, 560
4
1,800
(6)
(7)
3
1, 572
1
1,452
I
1,740
2
1,200
1
1,920
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
S-4
©
£2
a
d
Clinton
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
to
T
able
D.— P o lice-dep a rtm en t
em p lo yees in each o f 11 W est N orth Central cities o f group I I I , 1 classified according to individual occupations
and corresponding salary rates , J u ly 1 , 1 9 8 8 — Continued
Kansas
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Hutchin son
Joplin
North
Dakota
South
Dakota
Fargo
Sioux
Falls
University
City
i
$1, 572
1,644 }1- - -
Salary
rate
N um ber
j
(3)
U
1
Salary
rate
N um ber
Salary
rate
| N um ber
Salary
rate
| N um ber
Salary
rate
j N um ber
Salary
rate
Salary
rate
Salary
rate
Salary
rate
N um ber
Salary
rate
[ N um ber
1 $1, 200
1 $1, 560
(9)
j
Telephone and radio d ivision :8
Superintendents.-_________
_______ _
Radio operators....................................... ...
Clerical division: i°
Chief clerks.................... ..........................
Clerks_____________________________ _
Secretaries
__
Assistant secretaries
Stenographers. . . .
_______ _
Maintenance division: 12
Janitors ............................
M a ch in is ts ..______ __
Painters___ . .
__ __
Salary
rate
N um ber
j
Council
Bluffs
| N um ber
Clinton
J N um ber
Burling
ton
Missouri
$1,800
1,440
1
1,572
1
1
900
750
(“ )
1 $1, 200
1
$780
1
Miscellaneous: P oun d m asters.
n,
500
1
1
780
900
•W ork performed b y chief and detective.
1 Cities with a population of 25,000 and under 50,000, based on TJ. S. Census of Popula
tion for 1930.
7 Work performed by chief clerk.
8 W ork of this division performed b y men assigned from uniformed force in Dubuque,
2 Totals include regular, full-time employees but do not include part-time employees or
call men.
Waterloo, Hutchinson, Joplin, and University City.
3 Part time.
6 Assigned from uniformed force.
10 W ork of this division performed by men assigned from uniformed force in Dubuque,
4 W ork of this division performed b y men assigned from uniformed force in University
City.
Hutchinson, and University City.
6
Work of this division performed b y men assigned from uniformed force in Council 11 Assigned and paid b y National Youth Administration.
12 Work of this division performed by separate city bureau in Sioux Falls.
Bluffs, Hutchinson, and University City, b y the chief in Dubuque, and b y the assistant
chief in Burlington.
to
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Division and occupation
| N um ber
Iowa
to
23
WEST NORTH CENTRAL CITIES
T
able
E.— P o lice-d ep a rtm en t
em p lo yees and total salaries in W e s t N orth Central
cities classified according to d iv isio n s , J u ly 1, 1 9 3 8 1
N u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s
D iv is io n a n d o c c u p a tio n
All divisions............. ................
Uniformed divisions............ —
Chiefs____________________
Assistant or deputy chiefs..
Assistant deputy chiefs 3_._
Inspectors________________
Captains-------- -----------------L ieutenants.............. .........
Sergeants____________ ____
Plainclothesmen__________
Patrolmen:
1st grade______________
2d grade______________
3d grade--------------------4th grade.-------- ---------5th grade_____________
Probationary_________
Other:
M otorcycle officers.
Safety-car officers __
Patrol drivers_____________
Turnkeys________________
Miscellaneous______ _____
Detective bureau_____________
Chiefs. -------------- --------------Inspectors........... .................
Captains_________________
Lieutenants______________
Sergeants_________________
Detectives----- ------------------Miscellaneous____________
W om en’s bureau_____________
Captains_________________
Lieutenants______________
Sergeants_________________
Policewomen_____________
Matrons__________________
Miscellaneous____________
Fingerprint section______ ____
Identification chiefs______
Identification clerks______
Fingerprint operators_____
Miscellaneous____________
Telephone and radio_________
Superintendents__________
Assistant superintendents..
Chief operators___________
Operators, radio__________
Operators, telephone_____
Miscellaneous____________
Clerical division______________
Chief clerks______________
Clerks____________________
Secretaries________________
Assistant secretaries______
Stenographers and typists.
Miscellaneous____________
Maintenance division________
Electricians______________
Janitors.--------------- ---------H ostlers................... ............
Laborers------- ------------------Linemen...............................
Machinists_______________
General mechanics..........
Mechanics’ helpers_______
Miscellaneous____________
Miscellaneous.................... ........
Instructors_______________
Garage inspectors_________
Other____________________
A ll
c it ie s
C i t y g ro u p 2
I
II
III
T o t a l a n n u a l s a la r ie s
A ll
c it ie s
C i t y g ro u p 2
I
II
III
5 , 265
4 , 376
515
3 74
$ 1 0 ,3 1 4 , 707
$ 8 ,8 1 0 ,8 2 0
$ 8 8 2 ,5 9 9
$ 6 2 1 , 2 88
4 ,0 0 5
27
10
5
10
83
90
316
10
3 , 339
9
5
5
8
48
77
2 58
3
356~ 310
7
11
1
4
7 ,9 0 7 ,0 7 0
8 6 ,4 3 0
2 6 ,5 8 2
1 4 ,0 9 8
2 7 , 741
2 0 5 ,0 6 8
2 1 6 ,9 4 9
6 9 0 ,4 3 0
1 7 ,7 7 2
6 ,7 6 7 ,4 4 0
4 0 ,5 8 0
1 6 ,9 8 2
1 4 ,0 9 8
2 3 ,8 4 1
1 3 5 ,1 7 6
1 9 2 ,9 2 5
5 9 0 ,0 6 8
5 ,7 6 0
6 1 8 , 792
1 9 ,5 9 0
2 ,1 0 0
5 2 0 ,8 3 8
2 6 ,2 6 0
7 ,5 0 0
1 ,8 0 0
3 3 , 2 70
1 3 ,8 6 0
4 3 ,0 4 4
1 0 ,4 5 2
2 ,1 0 0
3 6 ,6 2 2
1 0 ,1 6 4
5 7 ,3 1 8
1 ,5 6 0
2 ,7 0 9
202
88
18
19
1 54
2, 2 70
184
63
16
19
154
2 40
12
15
2
199
6
10
5 ,3 5 3 ,0 0 5
3 3 1 ,3 3 2
1 3 7 ,7 0 6
3 0 ,9 6 0
3 1 ,9 2 0
2 8 6 ,4 4 0
4 ,6 1 8 ,2 3 3
3 0 2 ,3 4 0
9 9 , 6 60
2 8 ,5 6 0
3 1 ,9 2 0
2 8 6 ,4 4 0
408, 282
1 9 ,3 6 8
2 2 , 5 66
2. 4 0 0
3 2 6 ,4 9 0
9 , 6 24
1 5 ,4 8 0
31
1
96
52
84
14
15
2
5
2
3
~12
5 5 ,9 8 0
1, 6 2 0
1 6 4 ,9 9 1
8 8 ,3 2 0
1 3 9 ,7 2 6
2 7, 720
79
49
78
1 3 8 ,4 7 1
8 3 ,7 0 0
1 3 0 ,9 6 6
2 4, 6 60
1 ,6 2 0
7 ,2 6 0
3 ,1 2 0
5 ,4 0 0
727
11
11
12
28
140
513
12
610
4
5
10
25
137
424
5
82
4
6
35
3
1 ,5 5 8 ,3 3 3
2 9 ,9 0 0
2 5 ,5 6 8
2 8 ,6 6 0
6 6 ,9 3 6
3 1 4 , 5 20
1 ,0 6 7 , 2 82
2 5 ,4 6 7
1 ,3 4 2 ,7 9 9
1 4 ,5 8 0
1 4 ,3 7 2
2 5 ,3 2 0
6 1 ,1 7 6
3 1 0 ,0 2 0
9 0 5 ,8 1 0
11, 521
1 5 5 ,4 5 8
9 , 500
1 1 ,1 9 6
80
1
1
1
36
40
1
62
1
1
1
32
27
8
10
1 3 ,8 1 2
3
7
1 0 1 , 536
2 ,1 0 0
2 ,4 0 0
2 , 600
5 8 ,5 9 2
3 5 ,8 4 4
1 0 ,5 0 0
1
6
1
1 2 5 ,8 4 8
2 ,1 0 0
2 ,4 0 0
2 ,6 0 0
6 4 ,6 6 4
5 3 ,1 8 4
900
1 ,8 0 0
7 , 8 00
900
4 ,2 7 2
9 , 540
28
11
9
2
6
17
5
6
7
4
3
4
2
5 0 ,9 7 8
2 3 , 878
1 3, 6 44
3 ,4 2 0
1 0 ,0 3 6
3 0 , 3 34
1 2 ,0 7 8
8 ,2 2 0
1 3 ,3 2 4
7 ,9 0 0
5 ,4 2 4
7 ,3 2 0
3 ,9 0 0
121
10
1
12
44
44
10
97
6
1
12
27
41
10
2 1 5 ,6 1 2
2 1 , 8 28
2 ,1 5 5
2 5 , 740
8 2 ,9 7 7
6 5 , 512
1 7 ,4 0 0
1 7 6 ,1 0 2
1 5 ,3 1 8
2 ,1 5 5
2 5, 740
5 4 ,1 1 7
6 1 , 3 72
1 7 ,4 0 0
3 0 ,0 9 0
3 , 510
9 ,4 2 0
3 ,0 0 0
2 2 , 4 40
4 ,1 4 0
6 ,4 2 0
100
7
28
8
5
48
4
84
6
20
4
4
46
4
1 5 6 ,9 7 3
1 5 ,1 3 8
3 8 ,2 0 0
1 1, 700
7 ,4 1 0
7 6 ,8 4 1
7 , 6 84
1 3 7 ,4 9 1
13, 6 98
2 8 ,0 4 8
7 ,5 0 0
6 , 6 60
7 3 ,9 0 1
7 ,6 8 4
1 4, 8 2 0
4 , 6 62
1 ,4 4 0
1 ,5 7 2
900
750
171
7
63
4
17
6
29
32
2
11
147
5
55
3
17
6
23
28
2
8
20
2
6
1
2 4 9 ,6 0 1
1 2 ,1 9 0
7 0 ,5 9 1
5 , 5 80
2 1 ,5 6 0
1 1 ,4 7 0
4 8 ,8 7 0
6 0 ,0 1 2
3 ,3 1 6
1 6 ,0 1 2
2 1 7 , 8 76
8 ,7 4 0
6 2 ,5 8 1
3 ,9 6 0
2 1, 5 60
1 1 ,4 7 0
3 9 , 6 00
5 3, 832
3 , 316
1 2 ,8 1 7
2 7 ,4 6 5
3 ,4 5 0
6 , 030
1, 6 2 0
4 ,2 6 0
7 ,7 7 0
5 ,4 0 0
1 ,5 0 0
780
33
3
1
29
20
3
1
16
900
1
3 7 ,2 4 2
6 ,7 3 2
2 ,1 6 0
2 8 ,3 5 0
1 2 ,1 5 0
12
5 0, 2 9 2
6 ,7 3 2
2 ,1 6 0
4 1 ,4 0 0
1 2 ,1 5 0
900
1
1
15
7
24
6
20
6
34
1
1
1
3
” 2’
~ 3~
_ ”
62
7
3’
27
—
2
6
18
2
6
2
13
3
4
12
4
1
1
1
1
"Y
3
"~2
____
4
” 2"
5
3
1
1
3
____
12
1
3 ,6 0 0
19, 260
1 , 500
3 ,3 6 0
6 0 ,0 7 6
5 ,8 2 0
3 ,3 4 0
5, 760
1 1 5 ,0 5 6
1 3 ,9 4 6
4 , 5 00
4 6 ,4 1 6
3 ,4 2 0
1 0 ,0 3 6
8 , 580
3 ,3 0 0
2 ,9 4 0
1 ,9 8 0
3 ,1 9 5
1 C o m p le t e d e t a ils o n t h e n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s a n d t h e ra n g e o f s a la r ie s fo r e a c h o c c u p a t io n a r e s h o w n fo r
i n d i v id u a l c it ie s i n a p p e n d ix t a b le s B - D , i n c l u s i v e .
2 S e e fo o tn o te 2 o f t a b le 1 fo r s iz e o f c it ie s i n e a c h g ro u p .
8 C l a s s i f i c a t i o n i n c l u d e s a s s i s t a n t d e p u t y c h ie f s a n d s e c r e t a r i e s t o c h ie f s .
24
SALARIES AND HOURS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS
T a b l e F.— P o lice-d ep a rtm en t
em p lo yees in W e s t N orth Central cities
according to hours and d a ys on d u ty and d iv isio n s , J u l y l y 1 9 3 8
classified
Number of employees
System of operation
Uniformed division
Aver Aver
age
age
hours
days
worked worked
per
per
week
week
All divisions
Chiefs
C ity group i
C ity group i
All
cities
I
2 5,265
All systems................................... - ...................
Continuous duty.....................................
Two-platoon............. .......... ................. ............
10-hour tours overlapping, off 0.7 day
per week_________________ _________
Four 9-hour groups overlapping, off 1
day each week..................................... .
168.0
6.3
22
54.0
6.0
57
off 1 day each month____
off every 15th day— .........
off every 10th day_______
off 0.75 day per week____
off every 9th day________
off every 8th d a y________
off 1 day each week______
56.0
54.2
52.3
50.4
50.0
49.9
49.0
48.0
7.0
6.8
6.5
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
4,862
200
27
3,209
70
26
42
221
1,067
Other_____________ ____ ______ __________ _
50.2
6.2
2 319
Three-platoon........... ....................................... .
Straight 8-hour tours............... ...........
8-hour tours,
8-hour tours,
8-hour tours,
8-hour tours,
8-hour tours,
8-hour tours,
8-hour tours,
1
79
63.0
III
I
4,376 515 374
5
7.0
II
All
cities
II
Ill
27
9
7
11
2
2
5
1
2
2
57
22
1
1
22
57
4,140 396 326
86 85 29
27
2,979 110 120
70
26
42
140 81
935 50 82'
235
1
... .
1
15
6
4
5
6
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
5
1
3
1
1
6
2
... .
24
60
... .
1
4
Number of employees— Continued
Uniformed division—Continued
S y s t e m o f o p e r a t io n
A s s is t a n t d e p u ty
c h ie f s 3
A s s i s t a n t c h ie f s
C i t y g ro u p i
I
A l l s y s t e m s _____________________________ ____________________
10
C i t y g ro u p i
A ll
c it ie s
A ll
c it ie s
5
II
III
1
4
O t h e r u n ifo r m e d
e m p lo y e e s
I
5
C i t y g ro u p *
A ll
c it ie s
II
5
III
3 ,9 6 3
I
II
3. 320
348
III
295
C o n t i n u o u s d u t y ___________________________________________
T w o - p la t o o n
_______________________________________________
1 0 - h o u r t o u r s o v e r l a p p i n g , o f f 0 .7 d a y
p e r w e e k ________________________________________ ..
F o u r 9 - h o u r g r o u p s o v e r l a p p i n g , o ff 1
d a y each w eek
_______________________________
62
1
4
1
2
O th e r
2
1
See footnotes a t end of table.
8
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3 ,8 9 2
1 63
19
2 ,6 2 1
58
20
34
151
826
1
2
2
9
1
1
1
22
22
40
T h r e e - p la t o o n
__________ ________________________________
S t r a i g h t 8 - h o u r t o u r s ______________________________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f 1 d a y e a c h m o n t h _________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f e v e r y 1 5 t h d a y _____________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f e v e r y 1 0 t h d a y _____________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f 0 .7 5 d a y p e r w e e k _________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f e v e r y 9 t h d a y _______________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f e v e r y 8 t h d a y ____________
8 - h o u r t o u r s , o f f 1 d a y e a c h w e e k ___________
_______________________________________________________
40
22
40
3 ,3 1 4
74
305
60
2 ,4 3 2
89
58
94
714
57
41
6
3
273
29
19
1 00
"~ 20
34
” 71
25
WEST NOPTH CENTRAL CITIES
T
F , — P o lice-d ep a rtm en t em p lo yees in W e s t N orth Central cities classified
accord in g to hours and d a y s on d u ty and d iv isio n s , J u l y 1 , 1 9 8 8 — Continued
able
Num ber of employees—-Continued
Detective bureau
Fingerprint bureau
W om en’s bureau
System of operation
All
cities
City group *
I
All systems................. ................... .......... ........ Continuous duty
727 610
II
III
82
35
City group 1
City group *
All
cities
All
cities
I
80
62
II
III
8
10
28
17
7
4
6
19
1
14
1
2
3
12
9
1
2
I
II
III
________________________
Two-platoon_______________________________
10-hour tours overlapping, off 0.7 day
per week____________________ ____ Four 9-hour groups overlapping, off 1
day each week_____________________
Three-platoon____ ________________________
Straight 8-hour tours________ _________
8-hotir tours, off 1 day each m onth_____
8-hour toursj off every 15th d a y________
8-hour tours, off every 10th d a y________
8-hour tours, off 0.75 day per week........ .
8-hour tours^ off every 9tti d a y_________
8-hour tours, off every 8th d ay. _______
8-hour tours, of£ 1 day each week_______
Other___ __________________________________
12
12
12
12
708 609
27
8
7
430 406
6
5
5
53 34
175 161
7
2
1
68
19
2
2
2
72
7
7
1
44
2
41
1
2
2
5
18
4
17
1
17
6
5
5
19
7
2
4
62
4
31
1
2
2
2
6
r
1
5 ” 4_
4
9
3
1
5
... .
1
Number of employees— Continued
Telephone and
radio division
Maintenance divi
sion
Clerical division
System of operation
C ity group 1
A ll systems________________________________
121
I
II
III
97
18
6
City group 1
C ity group 1
All
cities
All
cities
All
cities
I
II
III
100
84
12
4
5
2
2
5
2 2
I
171 147
II
III
20
4
20
4
Continuous d u ty_________ ___________ ___
T w o-p la toon ____ ___________________ ____
10-hour tours overlapping, off 0.7 day
per week. __ _ __
_
_
Four 9-hour groups overlapping, off 1
day each week________________ ___
2
Three-platoon
_______
Straight 8-hour tours _________________
8-hour tours, off 1 day each m o n t h ___
8-hour tours, off every 15th day______
8-hour tours, off every 10th day. ______
8-hour tours, off 0.75 day per week_____
8-hour tours, off every 9th day_________
8-hour tours, off every 8th day_________
8-hour tours, off 1 day each week_______
110
9
93
3
58
3
52
Other_____________________________________
2
2
2
12
6
1
3
33
33
33
8 6 2
32
32
9
4
4
1
98
82
12
4
138 114
i See footnote 2 of table 1 for size of cities in each group.
* Includes 33 miscellaneous employees; 20 in group 1 , 12 in group II, and 1 in group III.
3Includes assistant deputy chiefs and other executive assistants.
33
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