Police diversity Contents

Key facts

In 1999, 2% of police officers in England and Wales were from a Black or Minority Ethnic (BME) background, compared to 6.5% of the population and 9.5% of the UK workforce.
In 2015, 5.5% of police officers were from a BME background, compared to 14% of the population, and 11.4% of the UK workforce.
No police force in England and Wales has a BME representation which matches its local demographic.
In the Metropolitan Police Service BME police officer representation is 12.4%, compared to 40.2% of the population.
Only two Police Chief Officers self-identify as BME.
4 police forces—Cheshire, North Yorkshire, Dyfed-Powys and Durham—employ no Black or Black British police officers.
11 forces have no BME officers above the rank of Inspector.

19 May 2016