Chief John Drake today announced a major change in Nashville policing as officers across the eight precincts transition to 4-day 10.5 hour work shifts effective Monday, replacing the current 5-day 8.5 hour times.
“The new shift schedule will increase officer visibility in neighborhoods during peak times, enable officers to get to citizen calls more quickly, and, we believe, reduce crime,” Chief Drake said.
The new shift times will be:
- Day Detail: 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Evening Detail: 3 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
- Overnight Detail: 9 p.m.-7:30 a.m.
Importantly, the new schedule provides for three overlapping shifts during a 24-hour period. The evening and overnight details will both be on duty between 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., a four-hour overlap during which 24% of violent crime occurred during 2021.
The overnight and day shifts will both be on duty between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. The day and evening shifts will both be on duty between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Chief Drake said the new shifts will also benefit officers by giving them three days off each week to spend more time with their families in what is a demanding and often stressful profession.
Chief Drake also announced that effective Monday, eleven precinct detectives will be repurposed to the Violent Crimes Division formed last December to focus on identifying and apprehending those responsible for non-lethal shootings in Nashville. A separate squad of eleven Violent Crimes Division detectives is already investigating both personal and business robberies and has made multiple arrests over the past three months.