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Dallas Police Hiring Expansion Plan

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Source: Governing

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The City of Dallas has a plan to increase its police force to at least 4,000 officers by 2029. The plan includes hiring 350 new officers starting in fall 2025 and 400 new officers annually thereafter until 2029, while managing attrition. The city has also increased police starting salaries and adjusted hiring standards to expand the applicant pool.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Governing

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The project “Dallas Police Hiring Expansion Plan” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Dallas, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Governing.

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2026-07-22

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The City of Dallas has a plan to increase its police force to at least 4,000 officers by 2029. The plan includes hiring 350 new officers starting in fall 2025 and 400 new officers annually thereafter until 2029, while managing attrition. The city has also increased police starting salaries and adjusted hiring standards to expand the applicant pool.

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Public Safety

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United States of America (USA)

State

Texas

City

Dallas

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2025-09-15

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