The available data have been collected since 2002-03 and are given in the following table:
2002-033 2003-04 2004-05 Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Fore name Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Avon and Somerset 8 3 1 n/a 42 10 3 0 30 10 4 1 Bedfordshire 19 3 2 0 30 9 0 0 24 11 4 0 Cambridgeshire 13 9 3 1 20 3 2 0 24 10 4 0 Cheshire 8 2 2 0 14 7 0 0 17 9 2 0 Cleveland 3 0 3 2 19 4 2 1 16 4 4 0 Cumbria 3 6 1 1 5 6 1 0 11 4 0 0 Derbyshire 11 3 4 0 15 6 2 1 15 5 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 16 6 6 1 9 4 2 1 20 12 3 0 Dorset 10 1 2 0 14 4 1 0 14 6 3 0 Durham 2 2 0 0 14 5 0 1 9 10 1 0 Essex 9 3 n/a n/a 23 13 2 1 50 16 1 1 Gloucestershire 6 4 n/a n/a 8 8 2 0 12 4 0 0 Greater Manchester 31 12 3 0 97 29 11 0 84 44 4 1 Hampshire 25 10 3 0 51 17 5 1 33 14 4 1 Hertfordshire 25 3 3 0 45 11 4 0 40 15 1 1 Humberside 9 11 0 1 22 7 3 n/a 28 8 0 0 Kent 23 14 0 0 61 11 1 0 47 13 0 0 Lancashire 13 4 5 1 22 6 4 1 33 10 1 1 Leicestershire 11 9 0 0 27 8 0 1 25 11 1 0 Lincolnshire 6 4 0 0 10 6 1 0 16 3 0 0 London, City of 17 2 1 0 10 2 0 0 10 1 0 1 Merseyside 15 8 2 1 20 14 6 1 31 7 8 1 Metropolitan Police 377 75 18 1 425 127 23 -1 326 96 31 1 Norfolk 6 3 0 1 5 5 1 0 11 2 2 0 Northamptonshire 7 2 0 0 15 11 2 0 16 14 0 0 Northumbria 26 9 1 2 20 9 6 0 25 9 2 0 North Yorkshire 9 2 0 0 12 3 3 n/a 10 8 0 0 Nottinghamshire 9 3 1 0 10 3 1 0 21 4 1 0 South Yorkshire 22 14 3 0 37 10 1 0 38 19 0 0 Staffordshire 5 2 0 1 21 6 5 1 31 12 3 0 Suffolk 9 5 1 0 19 9 1 1 16 10 3 0 Surrey 22 5 0 0 21 13 5 2 26 6 2 0 Sussex 30 5 0 0 79 46 4 2 82 30 2 0 Thames Valley 50 14 2 2 52 20 1 0 72 28 1 0 Warwickshire 13 1 1 0 14 5 2 0 7 8 2 0 West Mercia 15 3 0 0 20 7 3 1 14 7 2 0 West Midlands 56 33 11 0 79 29 4 0 86 33 13 5 West Yorkshire 20 14 6 0 28 18 5 1 48 24 2 0 Wiltshire 12 6 2 1 9 9 0 0 16 9 1 0 Dyfed-Powys 4 1 1 0 7 2 1 n/a 12 5 1 0 Gwent 0 1 1 0 9 6 0 0 11 6 2 0 North Wales 7 0 0 0 15 7 0 0 9 8 1 0 South Wales 13 7 0 3 18 3 4 0 13 5 2 1 Total 995 321 89 19 1,491 535 124 16 1,476 566 118 15
Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Fore name Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Avon and Somerset 54 23 3 1 27 8 1 0 Bedfordshire 20 5 0 0 15 8 5 0 Cambridgeshire 19 7 2 0 17 11 1 0 Cheshire 28 9 3 0 15 9 4 0 Cleveland 19 5 3 0 16 9 0 0 Cumbria 7 4 1 1 9 8 0 0 Derbyshire 13 7 3 0 36 5 3 2 Devon and Cornwall 35 9 0 0 21 14 4 0 Dorset 14 8 2 1 15 4 2 1 Durham 11 4 1 0 9 7 0 0 Essex 62 17 8 1 63 18 5 0 Gloucestershire 17 2 2 0 10 10 2 0 Greater Manchester 152 34 16 5 122 37 3 3 Hampshire 42 22 5 1 34 15 0 1 Hertfordshire 43 12 2 0 43 20 1 1 Humberside 21 10 4 0 23 11 2 0 Kent 48 17 2 1 35 14 1 0 Lancashire 12 14 2 1 22 10 6 0 Leicestershire 33 12 3 0 20 7 2 0 Lincolnshire 11 9 0 0 13 3 3 0 London, City of 8 3 0 0 7 4 0 1 Merseyside 70 13 10 0 47 14 1 0 Metropolitan Police 258 79 24 4 429 102 29 2 Norfolk 15 7 0 1 15 9 1 0 Northamptonshire 14 10 1 0 14 5 2 1 Northumbria 27 11 1 1 35 13 8 0 North Yorkshire 12 5 2 0 24 8 0 0 Nottinghamshire 9 5 1 0 21 7 2 0 South Yorkshire 29 11 2 2 30 9 0 0 Staffordshire 19 5 2 0 16 6 5 1 Suffolk 11 3 4 0 9 3 2 0 Surrey 24 13 4 1 32 14 7 3 Sussex 56 26 4 1 51 24 5 0 Thames Valley 91 40 7 1 53 33 4 1 Warwickshire 10 2 2 0 9 9 0 0 West Mercia 11 8 2 2 27 11 1 0 West Midlands 95 42 7 1 79 27 22 4 West Yorkshire 53 36 5 0 45 20 3 0 Wiltshire 20 6 0 0 9 7 1 0 Dyfed-Powys 8 4 3 0 6 2 0 0 Gwent 16 4 1 2 13 3 1 0 North Wales 22 5 3 0 16 7 1 0 South Wales 22 7 2 1 33 6 1 0 Total 1,559 575 149 29 1,581 569 141 20
Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Police Officer Voluntary Resignations Police Officer Dismissals Fore name Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Avon and Somerset 35 13 1 0 17 11 2 1 Bedfordshire 20 11 1 0 24 1 3 0 Cambridgeshire 9 3 1 3 18 7 0 0 Cheshire 11 6 3 0 10 7 2 0 Cleveland 15 8 2 0 15 4 3 0 Cumbria 5 6 0 1 13 8 0 1 Derbyshire 31 8 4 0 29 5 4 0 Devon and Cornwall 29 9 2 0 25 12 2 0 Dorset 20 6 2 0 11 3 1 1 Durham 15 4 1 0 10 6 2 0 Essex 59 14 1 0 37 17 2 2 Gloucestershire 13 5 0 0 9 3 0 1 Greater Manchester 98 39 4 4 63 34 7 0 Hampshire 30 16 5 0 31 14 2 2 Hertfordshire 35 15 3 1 21 13 5 0 Humberside 31 10 2 0 29 7 2 0 Kent 42 15 4 0 42 15 1 1 Lancashire 24 10 7 1 18 6 6 0 Leicestershire 38 16 5 2 23 12 2 0 Lincolnshire 12 4 0 0 12 3 0 0 London, City of 12 5 1 1 4 1 0 0 Merseyside 29 12 11 2 34 13 9 1 Metropolitan Police 278 82 22 1 295 88 16 3 Norfolk 11 5 1 0 26 6 3 2 Northamptonshire 14 11 1 1 11 8 4 0 Northumbria 34 12 7 2 40 8 4 0 North Yorkshire 17 14 2 0 19 9 2 0 Nottinghamshire 18 5 2 0 19 6 1 0 South Yorkshire 29 11 0 0 21 9 1 0 Staffordshire 18 6 6 2 16 6 0 1 Suffolk 17 6 2 0 20 11 2 0 Surrey 28 19 4 1 34 18 3 1 Sussex 56 20 0 1 40 20 2 0 Thames Valley 49 29 4 0 29 22 5 3 Warwickshire 17 3 1 0 6 3 1 0 West Mercia 21 11 0 0 21 7 1 0 West Midlands 62 30 11 5 83 26 7 1 West Yorkshire 60 25 6 2 49 24 5 1 Wiltshire 19 9 0 0 23 6 0 0 Dyfed-Powys 10 2 2 1 4 5 2 1 Gwent 17 7 5 1 18 4 2 0 North Wales 10 6 0 0 10 4 0 0 South Wales 68 12 2 0 73 15 1 1 Total 1,461 559 138 32 1,351 504 117 24 1 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. Data have not previously been published in this format therefore totals may not match totals found in the published data. 2 Financial year runs 1 April to 31 March inclusive. Comparable data are not available prior to 2002-03. 3 Excludes quarters 1, 2 and 3, as data are not available.