(2) how many police officers have been stationed in Great Yarmouth in each year since 1997.
Data are not collected for the borough of Great Yarmouth; the available data for the requested dates are for the Norfolk police force, and are given in table 1.
Additionally, data are collected for the Eastern Basic Command Unit (BCU) of Norfolk police which contains North Norfolk and Great Yarmouth. These data are available for police officers from 2003 onwards, and are given in table 2; and for police community support officers from 2005 onwards, and are given in table 3.
Police strength data are published annually in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin series “Police Service Strength, England and Wales”. The latest publication (data as at 31 March 2006) can be downloaded from:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/hosb1306.pdf
Norfolk 31 March: Police Officers3 PCSOs4 1997 1,432 n/a 1998 1,430 n/a 1999 1,381 n/a 2000 1,381 n/a 2001 1,420 n/a 2002 1,468 n/a 2003 1,499 12 2004 1,510 33 2005 1,544 68 2006 1,557 65 1 This table contains 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 Police community support officers were introduced in statute in 2002, therefore data are not available prior to 2002-03. 3 Full-time equivalent excludes those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave (comparable with earlier years figures). 4 Full-time equivalent includes those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave.
Eastern BCU 31 March: Police officers3 2003 384 2004 389 2005 377 2006 381 1 This table contains 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 Police community support officers were introduced in statute in 2002, therefore data are not available prior to 2002-03. 3 Full-time equivalent includes those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave.
Eastern BCU PCSOs 30 June 2005 24 30 June 2006 39 1 This table contains 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 This collection was undertaken by the Home Office Police Human Resources Unit and does not form part of the “Police Service Strength” statistical series.