Most agencies do solo patrol. 2 man cars are essentially twice as expensive and cannot patrol the same amount of area.
The only agencies that I’m aware of that do 2 people to a car are large metro agencies.
Obviously it’s very agency dependant, but most agencies aren’t going to pay for 2 man cars. On top of that, every patrol deputy I’ve ever met, including myself, would quit in a second if they had to ride 2 man cars.
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Very very agency dependent. I work in a large-ish agency and we roll solo units.
Most agencies do solo patrol. 2 man cars are essentially twice as expensive and cannot patrol the same amount of area.
The only agencies that I’m aware of that do 2 people to a car are large metro agencies.
Obviously it’s very agency dependant, but most agencies aren’t going to pay for 2 man cars. On top of that, every patrol deputy I’ve ever met, including myself, would quit in a second if they had to ride 2 man cars.
Only HPD runs a 2man bc of there budget