December 21, 2021 - Arlington Police Dept. Update | Page 4

Recruitment & Training

Officer Recruitment – Diversity in Hiring

• Hiring rate for protected class employees consistently above 60 %

• Class 58 – 71 %

• Class 59 – 76 %

• Class 60 – 68 %

• Diversity Recruitment for Field Training Officers

• Print & video recruitment during FTO schools

• Meeting with all police associations to encourage minority employees to apply