The city’s newest police officers were sworn-in by Mayor Wu and Commissioner Michael Cox on Friday, Oct. 27 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The graduating class is one of the most diverse in the city’s history as over 60 percent of the graduates are people of color.

Out of the 134 recruits who took the oath last week, 57 speak one or more languages other than English with 16 total languages represented. The BPD’s first Somalian officer and first Moroccan officer are among the ranks.

The class spent 29 weeks training in physical, tactical, and classroom activities, including— for the first time—language access training.

Photo courtesy Mayor’s Office/Isabel Leon