Coral Gables Budget: Police

The cost of 255 police positions is $31.6 million in personal services at an average cost, including salary and benefits, of $123,900 per position. The average cost of 10 administrator positions is $156,300.  A large number of positions are 97 for uniform patrol ($128,400 per position), 42 in criminal investigations ($135,100 per position) and 56 in technical services, mainly communications ($98,000 per position).  The total cost of the police services is estimated at $36,933,675 that cover salaries, benefits and all other ancillary operating expenses services and equipment.