INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) and Chief Bryan Roach recently announced the graduation of the IMPD 17th Recruit Class. These 37 Probationary officers are out and ready to serve the City of Indianapolis.
“Over the past three years, we have taken significant steps to make Indianapolis safer, from returning IMPD to community-based beat policing, to cracking down on the illegal possession of firearms, and investing millions in grassroots crime prevention efforts,” said Mayor Joe Hogsett. “The 37 women and men receiving their first assignments today are the newest resources for our neighborhoods — they each have an important role to play in shaping a safer city.”
The 37 graduating members of the 17th IMPD recruit class were sworn in on June 4, 2018. These officers have been assigned to the Training Division for the past 47 weeks. The recruit training curriculum consists of 1,120 hours of classroom and scenario-based training and 20 weeks of on-the-job training in the Field Training Program.
Of the 37 graduating, there are three females and 36 males which breaks down as follows: 2 White females, 1 Hispanic female, 1 African American female, 23 White males, 4 Hispanic males, 5 African American males and 1 other male. This class represents IMPD’s continued effort in hiring a more diverse workforce.
Upon their graduation from the Academy, the officers will be re-assigned to the Operations Division where they will begin patrolling the neighborhoods of Indianapolis.
