| Lakeland - By the Numbers in 2006 Overview of Lakeland
71 square miles is the approximate size of Lakeland 91,623 is the estimated population of Lakeland (as of April 2006) 1889 is the year Lakeland was incorporated Munnville was a name considered for the new town Lakeland uses a Commissioner - City Manager form of government Lakeland owns its utility company which helps keep property taxes low
Overview of the Lakeland Police Department
236 Sworn officers comprise Lakeland PD: 1 Chief of Police 2 Assistant Police Chiefs 4 Captains 11 Lieutenants 34 Sergeants 184 Police Officers 125 Civilian employees support the overall operations (including one non-sworn Asst Chief) 40 part-time employees $30 million FY07 annual budget for the department $300,000 in various grants which supplement the annual budget
Department Workload for 2006
103,360 calls for service handled by the department 21,993 traffic citations issued to drivers 464,522 telephone calls handled by Communications Center personnel 497 domestic violence calls investigated 15,512 new pieces of evidence received by Property and Evidence Unit 5,768 false alarms dispatched which resulted in... - $93,380 in false alarm fees being billed by the City
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