Some interesting facts & figures about
Brookfield PD and its officers...
Brookfield Officers (as a group) patrol on average
160,000 miles in the Township per year. That's like driving around the
world on the equator 6.6 times in a year!
That equals approximately 11,000 gallons of gas each
year to patrol the Township. That's 1.5 tanker trucks per year.
Officers write 1500 reports per year in Brookfield
Township, each averages 4-5 pages. That's 6000 - 7500 pages written per
year. Almost all paperwork is printed in triplicate or written on 3 part
forms. That means BTPD generates upwards of 22,000 pieces of paper per
year! Add to this daily activity logs, license plate/driver's license
printouts, and other paperwork handled each day and it is closer to
30,000 pieces in a year.
The average call requires about 15 radio
transmissions back and forth between the officer and dispatch. Just for
calls alone that's 142,500 radios transmissions per year!
The duty belt that each officer wears weighs about
20 pounds.
Telephone calls in and out of the Administrative
Offices (not calls for service) average 50 per day. That's 18,250
telephone calls per year!
