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Level of Service <br /> Typically , the level of service (LOS) for law enforcement facilities is measured in terms <br /> of officers per 1 , 000 population . Based on the information provided by the IRCSO, <br /> IRC ' s current LOS is 2 .28 officers per 1 , 000 residents . Table VIII-2 presents the <br /> calculation of the current LOS . The County ' s Comprehensive Plan does not include an <br /> adopted LOS for law enforcement facilities . Therefore, the existing LOS will become the <br /> adopted LOS standard once the necessary amendments are made to the Comprehensive <br /> Plan . <br /> Table VIII =2 <br /> Current Level of Service ( 2004 ) <br /> Unincorporated County Area Population( l ) 819217 <br /> Existing Police Officers(2) 185 <br /> Residents per Officer 439 <br /> LOS (Officers per 1 ,000 Residents) 2 .28 <br /> ( 1 ) Source : Table II- 1 <br /> (2) Source : IRCSO <br /> Table VIII-3 presents a comparison of unincorporated county levels of service in other <br /> counties and the state of Florida (unincorporated county areas only) to IRC . Since the <br /> available information corresponds to the year 2000, this was the year used for the <br /> comparison . In 2000 , IRC had a higher number of officers per 1 , 000 residents than the <br /> neighboring counties and the entire state of Florida. <br /> Table VIII =3 <br /> Level of Service Comparison — Year 2000 <br /> NNIN <br /> Police Officers( ') 174 357 215 153 169702 <br /> Population Served(2) 71 ,660 188 ,918 1045605 65 , 806 8 ,0689197 <br /> Officers per 1 ,000 Residents 2 .431 1 . 891 2 . 061 2 .331 2 .07 <br /> ( 1 ) Source : IRCSO for IRC figure and Florida Department of Law Enforcement for other <br /> counties <br /> (2) Source : 2000 Census <br /> While the 2004 level of service is 2 .28 officers per 1 , 000 residents, the number of officers <br /> per 1 , 000 functional residents must be calculated . Table VIII4 illustrates the calculation <br /> of the current level of service using the number of total functional residents within the <br /> unincorporated county area. The current number of officers per 1 , 000 functional <br /> residents is 2 . 45 . <br /> Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc . Indian River County <br /> February 2005 VIII- 5 Impact Fee Study <br />