Shortage of Police offfers not new.

MORE OFFICERS NEEDED.

The Police Force as at present constituted is inadequate to meet the requirements of a growing city. Especially is this noticeable since the extension of the city limits in the north, west, south, and southeast sections of the city, the districts contain to much territory for the patrolmen to safely guard and protect the citizens and their property.
I would therefore respectfully recommend that the districts be made small and an increase of patrolmen.

When was this written? January 1, 1892. You can see the rest of it at http://www.indygov.org/eGov/IMPD/About/Annual/home.htm under annual reports. Its in pdf form.