THE SURVEY GOT IT WRONG. THAT FROM GILBERT GALLEGOS, ALBUQUERQUE’S SPOKESMAN FOR APD. SAFEWISE DID A SURVEY ON THE MOST OVERWORKED POLICE OFFICERS IN THE U-S AND LISTED NEW MEXICO COPS TOPS IN THAT CATEGORY.
CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS GALLEGOS SAYS APD OFFICERS HAVE BEEN WORKING LONG HOURS … BUT HE SAYS SAFEWISE USED DATA FROM 2017 … WHICH HE SAYS IT OUTDATED MATERIAL. SPECIFICALLY, HE SAYS THE OUTDATED DATA INCLUDES CRIMES PER OFFICER … OFFICERS PER A THOUSAND PEOPLE … AND NEW MEXICO’S POVERTY RATE. GALLEGOS ALSO SAYS 2017 WAS WHEN ABQ HAD ITS LOWEST NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS WELL AS A HIGH CRIME RATE.
