The Wilmington Police Department in Delaware has announced that it will put more officers on the street following a new agreement between the city government and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1. The three-year contract outlines several changes including providing the city’s 304 rank-and-file police officers with 2% raises this year and the next 2 fiscal years, schedule adjustments, and increasing salaries to $51,445 in order to attract qualified police officers, among other things. The mayor says he is very pleased with the new contract, and the increased number of officers available for daily assignments will help the department’s deployment goals.
See "More police on Wilmington streets with new union contract, city says", Christina Jerda, Delaware Online, November 9, 2017