Agency Statistics

Total Employment

Total employment at all POST agencies in California, including the total number of separations and the agencies eligible for reimbursement.  

Separations

POST captures data as reported by the local law enforcement agency when an officer resigns, retires, or is discharged from duty for any reason other than resignation or retirement. POST, by law, does not capture any other separation reason. The data displays separations by year and by agency. It also compares new appointments and separations by year.  

Reimbursable Agencies

POST provides financial reimbursement for training to California peace officers through the POST Training Reimbursement Program. This program is to encourage and assist local law enforcement agencies to meet and maintain standards in the selection and training of law enforcement officers and dispatchers. The data displays which agencies are qualified. Note: Agencies listed with (OBS) are now obsolete agencies.

Annual Report on Training for Law Enforcement

This annual report provides information as required per Penal Code §13503.5 on the overall effectiveness of any additional funding appropriated by the Legislature on or after July 1, 2019, in improving peace officer training. 

This report will provide the Legislature and other interested parties with information on the number of peace officers trained by law enforcement agency, by which course taken and how the training was delivered (online or in-person). It also includes the descriptions of the courses taken, the duration of the course and the skills addressed in the training.

Peace Officer Continuing Professional Training (CPT)

Every California peace officer (other than a Level III Reserve Peace Officer) is required to obtain 24 or more hours of Continuing Professional Training (CPT) in every two-year CPT cycle. The data presented on this dashboard are the compliance numbers for each POST participating law enforcement agency for the selected two-year CPT cycle. The numbers do not reflect peace officers who could have mitigating factors which may include, but are not limited to: Military Leave, Administrative Leave, Family Leave, and Medical Leave. For details regarding the requirements for CPT in POST participating agencies, please refer to Commission Regulation section 1005. For information regarding specific agency compliance with CPT and any potential mitigating factors, please contact the respective agency.

Jail Deputies appointed under Penal Code section 830.1(c), who complete in-service training requirements defined by Standards and Training for Corrections (STC), are considered to have met the POST CPT requirement and may not be reflected on this dashboard.

Dispatcher Continuing Professional Training (CPT)

Every California public safety dispatcher and public safety dispatch supervisor is required to obtain 24 or more hours of Continuing Professional Training (CPT) in every two-year CPT cycle. The data presented on this dashboard are the compliance numbers for each POST participating law enforcement agency for the selected two-year CPT cycle. The numbers do not reflect dispatchers who could have mitigating factors which may include, but are not limited to: Military Leave, Administrative Leave, Family Leave, and Medical Leave. For details regarding the requirements for CPT in POST participating agencies, please refer to Commission Regulation section 1005. For information regarding specific agency compliance with CPT and any potential mitigating factors, please contact the respective agency.