“There are more public safety personnel in the area on a per capita basis than Manhattan, N.Y.”
- John Marquart, Iron Mountain’s City Manager, 27 February 2006, The Daily News
Police officers and firefighters in Iron Mountain: 25
Population of Iron Mountain: ca. 8,100
Ratio of police and fire personnel to population: ca. 1:324
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Police officers and firefighters in New York City: ca. 56,000
Population of New York City: ca. 8,000,000
Ratio of police and fire personnel to population: ca. 1:143
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Police officers and firefighters in borough of Manhattan: ca. 12,000
Population of borough of Manhattan: 1,600,000
Ratio of police and fire personnel to population: ca. 1:133
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Contrary to John Marquart’s assertion, in all of New York City there are more police and fire personnel on a per capita basis than in Iron Mountain.
Contrary to John Marquart’s assertion, in Manhattan, NY, there are even more police and fire personnel on a per capita basis than in Iron Mountain.
The previous figures do not include county, state, federal, or adjacent municipalities’ police and fire personnel for either Iron Mountain or New York, nor for Iron Mountain vs. Manhattan. Iron Mountain goes head to head with each for the comparison.
The Daily News (see related Microsoft Word copy)
City, Police Department, and Fire Department of Iron Mountain, Michigan
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