Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton · Aired Aug 19, 2026
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The LAPD projected they would have half the required number of police officers by the 2026 Olympics.
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Two things are off, the year and the size of the gap. The Games are 2028, not 2026. LAPD has around 8,600 sworn officers and projects roughly 8,400 by then, against a figure closer to 10,000 the department says it needs. Where half is closer to right is Olympic coverage specifically: the chief's memo says LAPD can supply only about a third of peak staffing for the Games and the rest has to come from outside agencies.
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Is it true that the LAPD projected they would have half the required number of police officers by the 2026 Olympics?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Two things are off, the year and the size of the gap. The Games are 2028, not 2026. Steve Hilton said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton, aired Aug 19, 2026, at 1:01:24. The supporting source is abc7.com, linked below.
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