Garner Police Department Annual Report 2018 Published July 2019 | Page 23

S taffing D iversity E nd - of -Y ear S taffing by R ace /E thnicity /G ender Native American (1) Hispanic Female (3) Asian Descent (1) Hispanic Male (4) Black Female (1) White Female (2) Black Male (3) White Male (50) Note: This includes the 65 sworn staff as of Dec. 1, 2018. T HE GARNER POLICE DEPARTMENT strives to hire employees that represent the community we serve. Recruiting efforts attempt to attract employees from a diverse background of races, ethnicities and gender. The Department experienced low employee turnover from retirements and other causes in 2018; this turnover only slightly affected the overall employee profile. The chart above illustrates our year ending employee totals by race, gender and ethnicity. The department continues to seek innovative ways to attract and retain quality, diverse employees in an effort to reflect the community we serve. GARNER POLICE DEPARTMENT 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 23