Pinamalayan has a current shortage of 38 policemen and 30 firemen to meet the national standard’s force-population ratio of 1:1,000 (1 policeman for every 1000 population) and 1:2,000 (1 fireman for every 2000 population). By year 2024, the municipality needs additional 103 policemen and 52 firemen. (table below)
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Current and Projected Requirement for Police and Firemen |
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Year |
Projected population |
Police Force Requirement |
Firemen Requirement |
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2014 |
84,046 |
84 |
42 |
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2015 |
85,786 |
86 |
43 |
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2016 |
87,562 |
88 |
44 |
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2017 |
89,374 |
89 |
45 |
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2018 |
91,224 |
91 |
46 |
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2019 |
93,112 |
93 |
47 |
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2020 |
95,040 |
95 |
48 |
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2021 |
97,007 |
97 |
49 |
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2022 |
99,015 |
99 |
50 |
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2023 |
101,065 |
101 |
51 |
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2024 |
103,157 |
103 |
52 |
Source: Projection computed by MPDO