STAFFING DIVERSITY
THE 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 genders . The department experienced average employee turnover from retirements and other causes in 2021 , but this turnover only slightly affected the overall employee profile . The chart below illustrates our year-ending employee totals by race , gender , and ethnicity :
2021 End-of-Year Staffing
Note : Totals count sworn staff only and are based on 73 out of 74 approved positions . One vacancy existed as of Dec . 31 , 2021 .
The department continues to seek innovative ways to attract and retain quality , diverse employees in an effort to reflect the community we serve . The department continued our partnerships with other area law enforcement agencies and Triangle J Council of Governments ( TJCOG ) to build a regional youth recruitment ecosystem in the Raleigh / Durham Triangle region . This is a multi-year project . Staff from TJCOG will contract with a team from North Carolina Central University ( NCCU ) to conduct research , analyze models that deliver a product that will assist area law enforcement agencies , including Garner , develop strategies to recruit a more diverse work group .
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