CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 20: Chicago police Superintendent David Brown (C) poses for pictures with other officers at a Chicago Police Department promotion and graduation ceremony on October 20, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The city of Chicago has started to place police officers on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with the city’s requirements that they report their COVID-19 vaccination status. Only about 65 percent of the city’s police have complied with the order. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775726853 | Scott Olson, Getty
More than 300 Chicago police officers are being reassigned as the department struggles to bolster arrests and address surging violent crime amid a hiring slowdown and a flood of retirements.
This week, 211 tactical officers and 64 members of the already depleted Community Safety Team are being shifted to district assignments to patrol streets and answer 911 calls, according to two supervisors with direct knowledge of the decision.
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