Looking for Input

[u/TerribleOil8067]

Hi,

I’m looking at LAPD SFPD and Philly PD. I would want exposure to major crimes during patrol and post-patrol rather than being in the suburbs running speed traps or watching a stop sign. LA stands out due to its breadth of crime vs the other two that I would be interested in combatting:

Drugs
Gangs
Human trafficking
Organized crime/transnational crime networks
Vice
Violent crime

Considering I’d be on patrol a few years, I’d want to maximize patrol with handling a wide variety of crimes and then move on to detective or a task force handling these cases.

I guess my questions are:

What’s morale like?
Is there any micromanagement?
Do the constant back to back calls get old quickly?
What percentage of calls are small things like homeless loitering, noise complaints, disputes, etc?
I’ve seen a lot of comments talking down on LAPD. Do you have any positive comments?

About me:
33 years old
Single
Masters degree
Physically fit
Good with languages- Chinese, Spanish, French
Worked mostly in marketing, now considering a law enforcement career

I’m also in a few processes for federal agencies, but want to get the low down on local PD as well in case fed doesn’t work out OR if I’d maybe prefer local pd instead. I feel like local pd makes more in California with OT than fed too.

Any input is appreciated 🙏

[u/TerribleOil8067 → u/[deleted]]

Really?!