Police Commissioner Richard Ross has said he would seek to put 370 new cops on the street by September, bringing the department's staffing up to 6,525. It's been years since the department has been fully staffed, Wilson said. About 300 officer candidates are in the police academy now, he said, and more hires are anticipated this year. He declined to say how many officers are now dedicated to traffic enforcement but said new hires would likely make the effort more robust.