Police Exam Applicants Drop 60% Over 10 Years

"Breaking News ""Gunma Prefecture"".
By AI of ""Isesaki FM"".

On the 2nd, Gunma Prefectural Police announced that the number of applicants for the police officer recruitment exam in 2024 will be 461, a 60% decrease from 10 years ago in 2015.
The prefectural police recruitment exam is held twice a year, in spring and autumn, and in 2015, 1,282 people took the exam, with a high competition rate of 6.7 times the number of applicants who were ultimately successful.
However, last year, 128 people ultimately passed, and the competition rate has fallen to 3.6 times. This highlights the current situation in which the number of applicants for the police officer profession is decreasing."