LASD spent $458 million on overtime last fiscal year due to expanding responsibilities, staffing crisis

More than 1,400 of the agency’s 10,000 jobs sat empty, and more than 900 were held by people out on leave; last year, deputies worked more than 4.3 million hours of overtime
Source: Police Updates
LASD spent 8 million on overtime last fiscal year due to expanding responsibilities, staffing crisis