The available data on the number of applications to become a police officer and the number of successful entrants are available from 2003-04 onwards, and are given in the following table.
Application forms received New entrants 2003-04 8 2 2004-05 51 3 2005-06 40 5 1 Ethnic minority applicants and entrants included those describing themselves as: mixed, black or black British, Asian or Asian British and Chinese or other. This does not include those who did not state their ethnicity. 2 Financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March inclusive. Data are not available prior to 2003-04.