14 Jan 2008 : Column 1062W—continued
| Police officer strength by police force area, as at 31 March 2006 (FTE)( 1,)( )( 2) |
| Police force | Total officers per 100,000 population( 3) | Total operational officers per 100,000 population( 3) |
|
London forces
| | |
|
London, City of
|
*
|
*
|
|
Metropolitan Police
|
417
|
341
|
| | | |
|
Metropolitan forces
| | |
|
Greater Manchester
|
318
|
288
|
|
Merseyside
|
315
|
276
|
|
Northumbria
|
291
|
276
|
|
South Yorkshire
|
259
|
237
|
|
West Midlands
|
318
|
288
|
|
West Yorkshire
|
270
|
261
|
| | | |
|
Shire county forces
| | |
|
Avon and Somerset
|
226
|
213
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
213
|
194
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
196
|
162
|
|
Cheshire
|
223
|
195
|
|
Cleveland
|
308
|
231
|
|
Cumbria
|
256
|
232
|
|
Derbyshire
|
212
|
190
|
|
Devon and Cornwall
|
219
|
201
|
|
Dorset
|
216
|
186
|
|
Durham
|
288
|
250
|
|
Essex
|
203
|
192
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
228
|
206
|
|
Hampshire
|
211
|
189
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
208
|
197
|
|
Humberside
|
251
|
231
|
|
Kent
|
227
|
195
|
|
Lancashire
|
253
|
235
|
|
Leicestershire
|
241
|
221
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
183
|
172
|
|
Norfolk
|
193
|
175
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
207
|
191
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
216
|
200
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
243
|
228
|
|
Staffordshire
|
219
|
195
|
|
Suffolk
|
191
|
185
|
|
Surrey
|
184
|
155
|
|
Sussex
|
207
|
187
|
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|
Thames Valley
|
202
|
178
|
|
Warwickshire
|
198
|
187
|
|
West Mercia
|
202
|
187
|
|
Wiltshire
|
196
|
177
|
| | | |
|
Wales forces
| | |
|
Dyfed-Powys
|
237
|
215
|
|
Gwent
|
264
|
244
|
|
North Wales
|
242
|
223
|
|
South Wales
|
271
|
243
|
(1 )Full-time equivalent. This figure includes those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave.
(2 )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.
(3) Officers per 100,000 population for City of London and Metropolitan Police are combined.
|
| Police officer strength by police force area, as at 31 March 2007 (FTE)( 1,)( )( 2) |
| Police force | Total officers per 100,000 population( 3) | Total operational officers per 100,000 population( 3) |
|
London forces
| | |
|
London, City of
|
*
|
*
|
|
Metropolitan Police(4)
|
426
|
328
|
| | | |
|
Metropolitan forces
| | |
|
Greater Manchester
|
314
|
285
|
|
Merseyside
|
325
|
294
|
|
Northumbria
|
283
|
269
|
|
South Yorkshire
|
256
|
235
|
|
West Midlands
|
318
|
285
|
|
West Yorkshire(5)
|
270
|
—
|
| | | |
|
Shire county forces
| | |
|
Avon and Somerset
|
224
|
205
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
207
|
189
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
187
|
155
|
|
Cheshire
|
225
|
204
|
|
Cleveland
|
315
|
233
|
|
Cumbria
|
255
|
235
|
|
Derbyshire
|
209
|
189
|
|
Devon and Cornwall
|
216
|
198
|
|
Dorset(4)
|
217
|
191
|
|
Durham
|
285
|
256
|
|
Essex(4)
|
203
|
196
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
229
|
205
|
|
Hampshire
|
215
|
191
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
210
|
198
|
|
Humberside
|
251
|
233
|
|
Kent
|
229
|
198
|
|
Lancashire
|
252
|
233
|
|
Leicestershire
|
237
|
217
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
183
|
171
|
|
Norfolk
|
191
|
175
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
200
|
183
|
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|
North Yorkshire
|
217
|
198
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
235
|
222
|
|
Staffordshire(4)
|
219
|
202
|
|
Suffolk
|
196
|
189
|
|
Surrey(4)
|
183
|
161
|
|
Sussex
|
205
|
184
|
|
Thames Valley
|
199
|
170
|
|
Warwickshire
|
199
|
187
|
|
West Mercia
|
205
|
189
|
|
Wiltshire
|
192
|
168
|
| | | |
|
Wales forces
| | |
|
Dyfed-Powys
|
236
|
213
|
|
Gwent
|
268
|
249
|
|
North Wales
|
238
|
219
|
|
South Wales
|
273
|
245
|
(1) Full-time equivalent. This figure includes those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave.
(2) 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.
(3) Officers per 100,000 population for City of London and Metropolitan Police are combined.
(4) Functional group totals do not match published figures. Data quality may be an issue with this force.
(5) Force was not able to provide data on functional groups.
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