Havre police salaries lag behind state

Salaries paid to Havre police lag behind other cities of similar size in the state, although the city’s crime rate is higher and the per capita income is greater.

That’s according to a report prepared for City Council by police officer Brian Cassidy Monday night.

Cassidy studied 11 cities with populations fewer than 10,000 people throughout Montana. He said he tried to find cities comparable to Havre.

He said he hoped the report would “help express the challenges the city of Havre along with the Havre Police Department face in retaining and recruiting officers.”

Havre falls behind the state av...