Summary
Boise Police wants to grow toward 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents (from about 1.35 now) over ten years, adding training and juvenile-unit sergeants, a digital forensics detective, bike officers for the Greenbelt, more traffic officers, and a future training center and east-side campus. It all hinges on finding money outside the constrained general fund.
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Last discussed May 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Police Priority 1 alone is about $1 million a year for five new positions, at roughly $200,000 per FTE.
Residents get faster response times, more Greenbelt and neighborhood policing, and better-staffed investigations — plus officers whose caseloads and supervision aren't stretched thin.
Taxpayers would bear new costs if a levy passes, and without new funding, staffing gaps will keep growing as the city does.
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