NCJ Number
43784
Journal
URBAN DATA SERVICE REPORT Volume: 9 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1977) Pages: COMPLETE ISSUE
Editor(s)
E EVERSHED
Date Published
1977
Length
16 pages
Annotation
STATISTICS ON MANPOWER, WAGES AND SALARY, AND OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES IN U.S. MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF 10,000 AND OVER ARE PRESENTED AND ANALYZED.
Abstract
THE DATA ARE BASED ON RESPONSES TO A MAIL SURVEY CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 1977 AND REFLECT CONDITIONS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1977. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITIES SURVEYED IS 2,316. RESPONSE RATES ARE 60.5 PERCENT FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS, 52.4 PERCENT FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND 62 PERCENT FOR REFUSE DEPARTMENTS. THE RATES OF INCREASE IN AVERAGE ENTRANCE AND MAXIMUM SALARIES OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND REFUSE COLLECTORS ARE LOWER IN 1976 THAN IN 1975. WESTERN CITIES PAY THE HIGHEST AVERAGE ENTRANCE AND MAXIMUM SALARIES AND MAXIMUM SALARIES WITH LONGEVITY FOR ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS. SUBURBAN MUNICIPALITIES PAY HIGHER AVERAGE ENTRANCE AND MAXIMUM SALARIES AND MAXIMUM SALARIES WITH LONGEVITY THAN DO OTHER MUNICIPALITY TYPES. THE AVERAGE NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME PAID PERSONNEL (UNIFORMED AND NONUNIFORMED). ARE 152 FOR POLICE, 109 FOR FIRE, AND 79 FOR REFUSE COLLECTION. THE AVERAGE NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME PERSONNEL PER 1,000 POPULATION ARE 2,67 POLICE, 1.67 FIRE FIGHTERS, AND 1.06 REFUSE COLLECTORS. FOR ALL SERVICES, AN AVERAGE OF 4 YEARS IS REQUIRED TO REACH THE MAXIMUM SALARY. EIGHTEEN TABLES ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).