The available data are for long-term absences due to an assault which occurred within the realms of duty. Long-term absences are those which have lasted for more than 28 calendar days, and assaults include those incidents where there was no injury to the officer. The data are collected “as at” a particular date rather than throughout the course of the year, therefore the data provided are for the number of officers on sick absence as at 31 March 2007.
Police force Number of police officers on certified sickness due to assault Percentage of police officers on certified sickness due to assault Avon and Somerset 0.00 0.00 Bedfordshire 0.00 0.00 Cambridgeshire 0.00 0.00 Cheshire 0.00 0.00 Cleveland 0.00 0.00 Cumbria 0.00 0.00 Derbyshire 1.00 0.05 Devon and Cornwall 1.00 0.03 Dorset 0.00 0.00 Durham 0.00 0.00 Essex 0.00 0.00 Gloucestershire 1.00 0.08 Greater Manchester 1.00 0.01 Hampshire 0.00 0.00 Hertfordshire 0.00 0.00 Humberside 0.00 0.00 Kent 0.00 0.00 Lancashire 0.00 0.00 Leicestershire 0.00 0.00 Lincolnshire 0.00 0.00 London, City of 0.00 0.00 Merseyside 1.00 0.02 Metropolitan Police 6.00 0.02 Norfolk 0.00 0.00 Northamptonshire 0.00 0.00 Northumbria 2.00 0.05 North Yorkshire 3.00 0.18 Nottinghamshire 1.00 0.04 South Yorkshire 0.00 0.00 Staffordshire 0.00 0.00 Suffolk 1.00 0.07 Surrey 0.00 0.00 Sussex 0.00 0.00 Thames Valley 0.00 0.00 Warwickshire 0.00 0.00 West Mercia 1.00 0.04 West Midlands 1.52 0.02 West Yorkshire 0.00 0.00 Wiltshire 0.00 0.00 1 Full-time equivalent figures. 2 Officers absent as a percentage of the total police officer strength. 3 Certified long-term sickness (over 28 calendar days) due to an assault occurring within the realms of duty. Assaults include those incidents where no injury was caused.