The force, however, is functioning with a shortfall of about 90 officers. There's enough money in the budget to field 783 officers. But as of early November, 695 are available, if you subtract officers who are serving in the military, in training or performing desk duty while recovering from injuries. Factor in an annual attrition rate of up to 36 officers, and "we haven't had this few officers since 1994," Tuell said.