How much is enough

Published 1:50 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008

How much is enough?

When compared to other cities of similar size, Snoqualmie has an above-average number of commissioned officers – even higher than cities larger than it, such as Duvall.

City      Population      Commissioned officers      Civilians      Reserves

Forks      3,120      9      8      2

Goldendale      3,760      9      2      10

Orting      3,760      5      1      10

Stanwood      3,923      10      2.5      3

Chelan      3,526      9      7      10

Black Diamond      3,970      10      1      2

Duvall      4,616      8      2      4

Snoqualmie      3,416      14      3      10

Data from the 2000 Census, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs