House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 15 Mar 2002 (pt 4)

Departmental Website

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost of his Department's website was in real terms in each of the last four years; and how many hits it received in each of those years. [36136]

Angela Eagle: The available information for the main Home Office website is shown in the table. Because members of the website team have not been employed exclusively on this work throughout the period, their costs have been excluded from this table.

Information is not held centrally on websites that are managed independently of the main site.

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Year Cost Number of page impressions

1998–99 Not separately identified Not available

1999–2000 £40,614 9,066,894

2000–01 £58,170 16,495,939

2001–02 £133,339 7,969,832 (to 30/9/01)

Year	Cost	Number of page impressions
1998–99	Not separately identified	Not available
1999–2000	£40,614	9,066,894
2000–01	£58,170	16,495,939
2001–02	£133,339	7,969,832 (to 30/9/01)

The Home Office website moved to a new server on 1 October 2001; reliable data are not yet available on the number of page impressions since that date.

The Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) established a separate site in late 2000. It measures unique visitors to the site, not the number of hits or page impressions. There were 836,711 unique visitors to the IND site during the year 2001, the first full year of operation.

With almost half of the homes in the United Kingdom now online* and public access on the rise, our website is an invaluable tool for disseminating important information to the public and in opening up new areas of knowledge about Home Office activity in general. It is a cost-effective vehicle that allows us to speak to many people at once and offers the option for anyone to give us their feedback.

* Oftel January 2002

Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 since the 19 December 2001; and if he will make a statement. [41155]

Mr. Blunkett: Nine foreign nationals have so far been detained using powers in Part IV of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act. Of those detained two have left the United Kingdom voluntarily; the other seven remain in detention.

Mr. Lilley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign citizens have been detained under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. [40576]

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been held under suspicion of being a terrorist under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. [41368]

Mr. Blunkett [holding answer 11 March 2002]: Nine foreign nationals have so far been detained using powers in part IV of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act. Of those detained two have left the United Kingdom voluntarily; the other seven remain in detention.

Protec

Mr. Letwin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what Government security services are provided by Protec. [20158]

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Mr. Blunkett [holding answer 3 December 2001]: Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying.

SDA Protec Ltd in the United Kingdom has carried out work across a number of Departments under arrangements approved by Government. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual commercial contracts.

Departments are required to ensure that any security contractor is reputable and reliable. Where a contractor needs access to sensitive official information then specific security standards must be met, and an appropriate security clearance is required for any employees requiring access to this information. Such companies are periodically inspected by the security authorities to ensure that these obligations are being fulfilled. If the hon. Member has any specific concerns I would be prepared to discuss these in confidence.

Police Legislation

Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Acts of Parliament have affected the police service since 1990; and if he will list them. [31982]

Mr. Denham: A list of all those statutes which make an explicit reference either to the police or to police authorities has, due to its length, been placed in the Library. Additional statutes relating to the criminal justice system have also been included. Other statutes may also affect the police service as they do a wide variety of other bodies and organisations, although their provisions do not deal specifically with policing or criminal justice issues. However, an investigation of all Acts of Parliament since 1990 to assess their possible effect on the police in this way is not possible without disproportionate cost.

British Crime Survey

Mrs. Helen Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will include road traffic injuries and fatalities in the British Crime Survey. [40546]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: This would not be appropriate. The British Crime Survey asks respondents about their experiences of, and views about, crime. This is a different matter to road traffic injuries and fatalities, which may or may not be the result of a criminal act, such as dangerous driving.

Crime Statistics

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of drink related and disorderly crime there were reported in 1997 and each subsequent year in (a) Preston, (b) Blackburn, (c) Lancashire, (d) the North West of England, (e) Wales and (f) the UK. [40650]

Mr. Denham: The information requested is not available.

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of violent crime were reported in 1997 and each subsequent

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year in (a) Preston, (b) Blackburn, (c) Lancashire, (d) the North West of England, (e) Wales and (f) the UK. [40666]

Mr. Denham: Details are given in the table. Details for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership areas have been collected centrally since 1 April 1999.

There was a change in counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, which expanded the offences covered, and placed a greater emphasis on counting crimes in terms of numbers of victims. Numbers of recorded crimes after this date are therefore not directly comparable with previous years. Over England and Wales as a whole, the change in counting rules caused an increase in total recorded violent crime of 83 per cent.

It should be noted that recorded violent crime is subject to changes in reporting and recording. The 2001 British Crime Survey found that, over England and Wales as a whole, reporting to the police of violent offences in total rose from 37 per cent. in 1997 to 45 per cent. in the 2000 calendar year.

The British Crime Survey has also shown that, in England and Wales as a whole, the number of violent crimes recorded in the survey decreased by 23 per cent. between the 1997 and 2000 calendar years, whereas violent crime recorded by the police increased by an estimated 14 per cent. Violent crime recorded by the police may therefore not necessarily be a reflection of real changes in the level of violent crime.

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Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Northern Ireland.

Recorded violent crime1: number of offences from 1997 to 12 months ending March 2001

Area 1997 1998–992 1999–20002 2000–012

Preston2 — — 1,705 1,695

Blackburn with Darwen2 — — 1,423 1,996

Lancashire 5,550 12,183 11,615 13,870

North West of England 46,224 87,033 93,029 95,940

Wales 20,071 34,770 40,580 40,822

England and Wales 347,064 605,797 703,105 733,374

Area	1997	1998–992	1999–20002	2000–012
Preston2	—	—	1,705	1,695
Blackburn with Darwen2	—	—	1,423	1,996
Lancashire	5,550	12,183	11,615	13,870
North West of England	46,224	87,033	93,029	95,940
Wales	20,071	34,770	40,580	40,822
England and Wales	347,064	605,797	703,105	733,374

1 Violent crime is comprised of violence against the person, sexual offences, and robbery.

2 Year ending March.

3 These figures are at Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) level.

— No data available.

Police Numbers

Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown of police officers by gender and rank for each police force in England and Wales. [40511]

Mr. Denham: The information requested was published in Home Office Statistical Bulletin No. 23/01, "Police Service Strength, England and Wales, 30 September 2001" and can be found in Table 3. A copy of the Bulletin is in the Library.

Table 3: Police Officer Strength as at 30 September 2001 by police force area, rank and gender, and officers per 100,000 populationEngland and Wales Full time equivalents1

Male Ranks

Police force Chief Constables Assistant Chief Constables Superintendents Chief Inspectors Inspectors Sergeants Constables Total Male Ranks

Avon and Somerset 1 3 23 29 135 411 1,971 2,573

Bedfordshire 1 2 12 9 52 124 654 854

Cambridgeshire 1 2 16 10 62 182 862 1,135

Cheshire 1 3 13 24 95 289 1,241 1,666

Cleveland 1 1 25 1 67 180 904 1,179

Cumbria 1 1 9 13 44 152 664 883

Derbyshire 1 3 17 22 87 249 1,179 1,558

Devon and Cornwall 1 3 30 33 130 385 1,865 2,447

Dorset 0 2 14 20 54 186 846 1,122

Durham 1 2 18 19 74 199 981 1,294

Essex 1 3 23 40 122 402 1,861 2,452

Gloucestershire 1 2 11 14 55 154 701 937

Greater Manchester 1 6 72 72 315 819 4,446 5,731

Hampshire 1 3 34 35 157 479 2,121 2,830

Hertfordshire 1 3 19 26 89 225 1,118 1,480

Humberside 1 2 23 21 101 252 1,243 1,643

Kent 1 4 29 33 139 432 2,069 2,707

Lancashire 0 2 28 37 150 467 2,019 2,702

Leicestershire 1 1 15 18 87 239 1,365 1,726

Lincolnshire 1 2 9 15 61 169 751 1,008

London, City of 3 1 2 9 12 48 100 433 605

Merseyside 1 3 39 54 154 528 2,645 3,424

Metropolitan Police2,3 6 23 205 355 1,174 3,669 15,927 21,359

Norfolk 1 3 14 15 76 191 902 1,202

Northamptonshire 1 2 13 7 55 148 741 967

Northumbria 1 4 35 52 169 498 2,486 3,245

North Yorkshire 1 3 12 13 62 206 869 1,166

Nottinghamshire 1 3 21 24 116 323 1,411 1,899

South Yorkshire 1 4 35 46 168 430 1,919 2,603

Staffordshire 1 3 18 23 92 313 1,265 1,715

Suffolk 1 1 12 14 50 151 717 946

Surrey 1 2 15 20 74 248 1,280 1,640

Sussex 0 4 29 38 145 411 1,707 2,334

Thames Valley 1 2 46 34 179 473 2,320 3,054

Warwickshire 1 3 13 11 42 109 602 781

West Mercia 1 2 13 29 84 279 1,242 1,649

West Midlands 1 3 58 40 257 922 4,484 5,765

West Yorkshire 1 5 49 59 225 590 3,052 3,981

Wiltshire 0 2 14 15 54 160 682 927

Dyfed-Powys 1 2 12 19 49 166 681 930

Gwent 1 2 10 15 55 196 818 1,097

North Wales 1 2 13 28 67 218 914 1,243

South Wales 1 4 26 35 151 401 2,095 2,713

Total of all 43 forces 44 134 1,151 1,449 5,621 16,722 78,047 103,169

NCS 1 2 18 28 80 182 767 1,078

NCIS 1 3 5 24 26 59 128 246

Other Secondments4 0 7 71 49 83 133 301 644

Total 2 12 94 101 189 374 1,196 1,968

Total police officer strength 46 146 1,245 1,550 5,810 17,096 79,243 105,137

	Male Ranks
Police force	Chief Constables	Assistant Chief Constables	Superintendents	Chief Inspectors	Inspectors	Sergeants	Constables	Total Male Ranks
Avon and Somerset	1	3	23	29	135	411	1,971	2,573
Bedfordshire	1	2	12	9	52	124	654	854
Cambridgeshire	1	2	16	10	62	182	862	1,135
Cheshire	1	3	13	24	95	289	1,241	1,666
Cleveland	1	1	25	1	67	180	904	1,179
Cumbria	1	1	9	13	44	152	664	883
Derbyshire	1	3	17	22	87	249	1,179	1,558
Devon and Cornwall	1	3	30	33	130	385	1,865	2,447
Dorset	0	2	14	20	54	186	846	1,122
Durham	1	2	18	19	74	199	981	1,294
Essex	1	3	23	40	122	402	1,861	2,452
Gloucestershire	1	2	11	14	55	154	701	937
Greater Manchester	1	6	72	72	315	819	4,446	5,731
Hampshire	1	3	34	35	157	479	2,121	2,830
Hertfordshire	1	3	19	26	89	225	1,118	1,480
Humberside	1	2	23	21	101	252	1,243	1,643
Kent	1	4	29	33	139	432	2,069	2,707
Lancashire	0	2	28	37	150	467	2,019	2,702
Leicestershire	1	1	15	18	87	239	1,365	1,726
Lincolnshire	1	2	9	15	61	169	751	1,008
London, City of 3	1	2	9	12	48	100	433	605
Merseyside	1	3	39	54	154	528	2,645	3,424
Metropolitan Police2,3	6	23	205	355	1,174	3,669	15,927	21,359
Norfolk	1	3	14	15	76	191	902	1,202
Northamptonshire	1	2	13	7	55	148	741	967
Northumbria	1	4	35	52	169	498	2,486	3,245
North Yorkshire	1	3	12	13	62	206	869	1,166
Nottinghamshire	1	3	21	24	116	323	1,411	1,899
South Yorkshire	1	4	35	46	168	430	1,919	2,603
Staffordshire	1	3	18	23	92	313	1,265	1,715
Suffolk	1	1	12	14	50	151	717	946
Surrey	1	2	15	20	74	248	1,280	1,640
Sussex	0	4	29	38	145	411	1,707	2,334
Thames Valley	1	2	46	34	179	473	2,320	3,054
Warwickshire	1	3	13	11	42	109	602	781
West Mercia	1	2	13	29	84	279	1,242	1,649
West Midlands	1	3	58	40	257	922	4,484	5,765
West Yorkshire	1	5	49	59	225	590	3,052	3,981
Wiltshire	0	2	14	15	54	160	682	927
Dyfed-Powys	1	2	12	19	49	166	681	930
Gwent	1	2	10	15	55	196	818	1,097
North Wales	1	2	13	28	67	218	914	1,243
South Wales	1	4	26	35	151	401	2,095	2,713
Total of all 43 forces	44	134	1,151	1,449	5,621	16,722	78,047	103,169
NCS	1	2	18	28	80	182	767	1,078
NCIS	1	3	5	24	26	59	128	246
Other Secondments4	0	7	71	49	83	133	301	644

Total	2	12	94	101	189	374	1,196	1,968

Total police officer strength	46	146	1,245	1,550	5,810	17,096	79,243	105,137

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Female Ranks

Police force Chief Constables Assistant Chief Constables Superintendents Chief Inspectors Inspectors Sergeants Constables Total Female Ranks

Avon and Somerset 0 0 1 6 9 34 418 468

Bedfordshire 0 0 3 2 5 12 174 196

Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 4 17 194 215

Cheshire 0 0 3 1 8 37 306 355

Cleveland 0 1 0 1 5 16 233 256

Cumbria 0 1 0 1 2 11 177 191

Derbyshire 0 0 3 2 1 22 266 293

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 1 1 11 43 469 525

Dorset 1 0 0 2 5 19 212 239

Durham 0 0 0 1 7 18 281 306

Essex 0 0 3 3 8 45 427 486

Gloucestershire 0 0 0 2 1 18 210 231

Greater Manchester 0 0 4 14 31 116 1,141 1,306

Hampshire 0 0 1 4 12 78 523 618

Hertfordshire 0 0 1 2 11 33 316 363

Humberside 0 0 0 1 8 16 323 348

Kent 0 0 1 7 9 56 587 660

Lancashire 1 1 3 4 15 50 511 585

Leicestershire 0 1 2 2 3 22 306 336

Lincolnshire 0 0 2 0 3 18 154 176

London, City of 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 83 94

Merseyside 0 0 3 3 21 64 580 671

Metropolitan Police2,3 0 4 13 22 71 411 3,495 4,016

Norfolk 0 0 1 3 3 23 205 234

Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 1 18 193 213

Northumbria 0 0 4 2 12 41 590 648

North Yorkshire 0 0 1 0 3 17 204 224

Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 4 4 26 340 374

South Yorkshire 0 0 4 1 14 68 534 620

Staffordshire 0 0 1 2 5 29 367 404

Suffolk 0 1 1 1 5 12 180 199

Surrey 0 0 1 2 8 45 321 378

Sussex 1 0 2 3 14 54 429 503

Thames Valley 0 2 3 4 17 62 566 654

Warwickshire 0 0 1 1 3 5 140 149

West Mercia 0 1 3 1 10 25 305 345

West Midlands 0 1 3 5 27 129 1,502 1,667

West Yorkshire 0 0 4 3 17 68 786 878

Wiltshire 1 0 1 1 3 17 203 225

Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 0 1 17 150 168

Gwent 0 0 1 0 4 10 191 207

North Wales 0 0 1 1 0 23 223 248

South Wales 0 0 2 2 11 38 475 528

Total of all 43 forces 4 13 78 117 413 1,885 19,289 21,800

NCS 0 0 1 3 7 17 101 129

NCIS 0 0 0 0 1 3 21 25

Other Secondments4 0 0 2 7 14 27 90 139

Total 0 0 3 10 22 47 212 294

Total police officer strength 4 13 81 127 435 1,932 19,502 22,094

	Female Ranks
Police force	Chief Constables	Assistant Chief Constables	Superintendents	Chief Inspectors	Inspectors	Sergeants	Constables	Total Female Ranks
Avon and Somerset	0	0	1	6	9	34	418	468
Bedfordshire	0	0	3	2	5	12	174	196
Cambridgeshire	0	0	0	0	4	17	194	215
Cheshire	0	0	3	1	8	37	306	355
Cleveland	0	1	0	1	5	16	233	256
Cumbria	0	1	0	1	2	11	177	191
Derbyshire	0	0	3	2	1	22	266	293
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	1	1	11	43	469	525
Dorset	1	0	0	2	5	19	212	239
Durham	0	0	0	1	7	18	281	306
Essex	0	0	3	3	8	45	427	486
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	2	1	18	210	231
Greater Manchester	0	0	4	14	31	116	1,141	1,306
Hampshire	0	0	1	4	12	78	523	618
Hertfordshire	0	0	1	2	11	33	316	363
Humberside	0	0	0	1	8	16	323	348
Kent	0	0	1	7	9	56	587	660
Lancashire	1	1	3	4	15	50	511	585
Leicestershire	0	1	2	2	3	22	306	336
Lincolnshire	0	0	2	0	3	18	154	176
London, City of 3	0	0	0	1	3	7	83	94
Merseyside	0	0	3	3	21	64	580	671
Metropolitan Police2,3	0	4	13	22	71	411	3,495	4,016
Norfolk	0	0	1	3	3	23	205	234
Northamptonshire	0	0	0	0	1	18	193	213
Northumbria	0	0	4	2	12	41	590	648
North Yorkshire	0	0	1	0	3	17	204	224
Nottinghamshire	0	0	0	4	4	26	340	374
South Yorkshire	0	0	4	1	14	68	534	620
Staffordshire	0	0	1	2	5	29	367	404
Suffolk	0	1	1	1	5	12	180	199
Surrey	0	0	1	2	8	45	321	378
Sussex	1	0	2	3	14	54	429	503
Thames Valley	0	2	3	4	17	62	566	654
Warwickshire	0	0	1	1	3	5	140	149
West Mercia	0	1	3	1	10	25	305	345
West Midlands	0	1	3	5	27	129	1,502	1,667
West Yorkshire	0	0	4	3	17	68	786	878
Wiltshire	1	0	1	1	3	17	203	225
Dyfed-Powys	0	0	0	0	1	17	150	168
Gwent	0	0	1	0	4	10	191	207
North Wales	0	0	1	1	0	23	223	248
South Wales	0	0	2	2	11	38	475	528
Total of all 43 forces	4	13	78	117	413	1,885	19,289	21,800
NCS	0	0	1	3	7	17	101	129
NCIS	0	0	0	0	1	3	21	25
Other Secondments4	0	0	2	7	14	27	90	139

Total	0	0	3	10	22	47	212	294

Total police officer strength	4	13	81	127	435	1,932	19,502	22,094

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Police Force Total Police Ranks Total officers per 100,000 population Total Constables Constables per 100,000 population

Avon and Somerset 3,040 201.1 2,389 158.0

Bedfordshire 1,050 185.6 828 146.4

Cambridgeshire 1,350 184.8 1,056 144.7

Cheshire 2,021 205.3 1,547 157.1

Cleveland 1,434 257.6 1,136 204.1

Cumbria 1,075 218.8 840 171.1

Derbyshire 1,851 189.3 1,445 147.8

Devon and Cornwall 2,972 187.3 2,334 147.1

Dorset 1,360 194.8 1,057 151.4

Durham 1,600 263.8 1,262 208.0

Essex 2,937 180.3 2,287 140.4

Gloucestershire 1,169 206.9 911 161.3

Greater Manchester 7,036 272.1 5,586 216.0

Hampshire 3,449 193.1 2,644 148.0

Hertfordshire 1,843 175.4 1,434 136.5

Humberside 1,991 226.0 1,566 177.8

Kent 3,367 210.7 2,656 166.2

Lancashire 3,288 230.0 2,529 176.9

Leicestershire 2,062 219.6 1,671 178.0

Lincolnshire 1,184 186.7 905 142.6

London, City of 3 699 — 517 —

Merseyside 4,095 291.8 3,225 229.8

Metropolitan Police2,3 25,374 353.5 19,422 270.4

Norfolk 1,436 178.6 1,107 137.6

Northamptonshire 1,180 188.5 935 149.3

Northumbria 3,893 275.3 3,075 217.5

North Yorkshire 1,390 184.3 1,072 142.2

Nottinghamshire 2,273 220.4 1,751 169.8

South Yorkshire 3,223 247.6 2,453 188.4

Staffordshire 2,119 199.9 1,632 154.0

Suffolk 1,146 168.5 897 132.0

Surrey 2,018 186.7 1,601 148.1

Sussex 2,837 186.3 2,136 140.3

Thames Valley 3,708 174.3 2,886 135.6

Warwickshire 930 182.3 741 145.4

West Mercia 1,994 173.9 1,546 134.8

West Midlands 7,432 283.8 5,986 228.6

West Yorkshire 4,859 229.0 3,838 180.9

Wiltshire 1,152 187.8 885 144.2

Dyfed-Powys 1,098 227.5 832 172.3

Gwent 1,303 233.9 1,009 181.0

North Wales 1,491 225.8 1,137 172.2

South Wales 3,241 260.2 2,571 206.3

Total of all 43 forces 124,969 236.0 97,337 183.9

NCS 1,207 868

NCIS 271 149

Other Secondments4 783 391

Total 2,261 1,408

Total police officer strength 127,231 240.3 100,153 182.4

Police Force	Total Police Ranks	Total officers per 100,000 population	Total Constables	Constables per 100,000 population
Avon and Somerset	3,040	201.1	2,389	158.0
Bedfordshire	1,050	185.6	828	146.4
Cambridgeshire	1,350	184.8	1,056	144.7
Cheshire	2,021	205.3	1,547	157.1
Cleveland	1,434	257.6	1,136	204.1
Cumbria	1,075	218.8	840	171.1
Derbyshire	1,851	189.3	1,445	147.8
Devon and Cornwall	2,972	187.3	2,334	147.1
Dorset	1,360	194.8	1,057	151.4
Durham	1,600	263.8	1,262	208.0
Essex	2,937	180.3	2,287	140.4
Gloucestershire	1,169	206.9	911	161.3
Greater Manchester	7,036	272.1	5,586	216.0
Hampshire	3,449	193.1	2,644	148.0
Hertfordshire	1,843	175.4	1,434	136.5
Humberside	1,991	226.0	1,566	177.8
Kent	3,367	210.7	2,656	166.2
Lancashire	3,288	230.0	2,529	176.9
Leicestershire	2,062	219.6	1,671	178.0
Lincolnshire	1,184	186.7	905	142.6
London, City of 3	699	—	517	—
Merseyside	4,095	291.8	3,225	229.8
Metropolitan Police2,3	25,374	353.5	19,422	270.4
Norfolk	1,436	178.6	1,107	137.6
Northamptonshire	1,180	188.5	935	149.3
Northumbria	3,893	275.3	3,075	217.5
North Yorkshire	1,390	184.3	1,072	142.2
Nottinghamshire	2,273	220.4	1,751	169.8
South Yorkshire	3,223	247.6	2,453	188.4
Staffordshire	2,119	199.9	1,632	154.0
Suffolk	1,146	168.5	897	132.0
Surrey	2,018	186.7	1,601	148.1
Sussex	2,837	186.3	2,136	140.3
Thames Valley	3,708	174.3	2,886	135.6
Warwickshire	930	182.3	741	145.4
West Mercia	1,994	173.9	1,546	134.8
West Midlands	7,432	283.8	5,986	228.6
West Yorkshire	4,859	229.0	3,838	180.9
Wiltshire	1,152	187.8	885	144.2
Dyfed-Powys	1,098	227.5	832	172.3
Gwent	1,303	233.9	1,009	181.0
North Wales	1,491	225.8	1,137	172.2
South Wales	3,241	260.2	2,571	206.3
Total of all 43 forces	124,969	236.0	97,337	183.9
NCS	1,207		868
NCIS	271		149
Other Secondments4	783		391

Total	2,261		1,408

Total police officer strength	127,231	240.3	100,153	182.4

1 This and other tables contain full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items.

2 The Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners are counted as Chief Constables.

3 Officers per 100,000 population for City of London and Metropolitan Police are combined.

4Secondments to Central Services and Inter-Force Units.

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