Police: Manpower Mr. Ruffley To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in each police authority area in England in each year since 1997; and what the ratio of police officers to residents was in each area, in each year. Mr. McNulty The available data are given in the following table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |31 March 1997 |31 March 1998 |31 March 1999 |31 March 20005 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Police force |Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |2,989 |204 |2,976 |203 |2,999|203|2,934|197| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |1,094 |200 |1,079 |197 |1,041|189|1,028|185| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |1,302 |188 |1,291 |184 |1,274|179|1,237|172| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |2,046 |209 |2,042 |208 |2,071|211|2,011|204| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |1,459 |261 |1,483 |266 |1,416|255|1,404|252| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |1,144 |233 |1,164 |237 |1,126|229|1,084|220| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |1,791 |187 |1,772 |184 |1,759|182|1,777|183| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |2,865 |186 |2,962 |192 |2,887|186|2,841|182| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |1,284 |189 |1,310 |192 |1,279|186|1,306|189| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham |1,461 |240 |1,515 |249 |1,568|258|1,558|256| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Essex |2,961 |197 |2,928 |193 |2,891|190|2,806|183| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |1,133 |205 |1,104 |198 |1,104|197|1,114|200| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |6,922 |268 |6,949 |270 |6,810|265|6,795|264| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |3,452 |198 |3,490 |199 |3,473|197|3,419|193| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |1,759 |205 |1,740 |202 |1,724|198|1,767|201| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |2,045 |230 |2,021 |228 |1,974|223|1,932|219| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |3,260 |210 |3,251 |209 |3,201|204|3,204|204| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |3,247 |228 |3,257 |229 |3,245|228|3,179|223| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |1,949 |211 |1,983 |214 |1,993|215|1,993|215| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |1,196 |196 |1,191 |193 |1,140|184|1,115|179| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London, City of6 |859 |— |825 |— |778|—|732|—| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |4,230 |296 |4,216 |297 |4,211|298|4,085|290| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police|26,677 |367 |26,094 |356 |26,073|352|25,485|341| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |1,432 |185 |1,430 |184 |1,381|176|1,381|175| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |1,177 |196 |1,169 |193 |1,137|186|1,117|181| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |3,677 |256 |3,769 |263 |3,840|269|3,788|266| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |1,338 |183 |1,367 |186 |1,337|181|1,283|173| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |2,323 |225 |2,323 |225 |2,225|216|2,204|214| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |3,159 |242 |3,182 |244 |3,168|243|3,163|243| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |2,211 |209 |2,292 |217 |2,238|211|2,170|204| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |1,180 |180 |1,186 |179 |1,190|179|1,145|171| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |1,620 |209 |1,608 |207 |1,662|212|1,785|227| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |3,085 |211 |3,038 |206 |2,847|191|2,822|188| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |3,695 |180 |3,776 |183 |3,748|180|3,740|178| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |926 |186 |924 |185 |908|180|900|178| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |2,040 |183 |2,010 |180 |2,025|180|1,887|166| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |7,113 |270 |7,156 |271 |7,321|278|7,194|274| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |5,209 |247 |5,155 |244 |4,982|236|4,822|228| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |1,154 |195 |1,156 |195 |1,151|192|1,118|185| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Police force |Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Avon and Somerset |2,960 |197 |3,096 |205 |3,160 |213 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Bedfordshire |1,036 |184 |1,069 |189 |1,119 |198 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Cambridgeshire |1,296 |179 |1,362 |187 |1,391 |196 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Cheshire |2,002 |204 |2,059 |209 |2,137 |217 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Cleveland |1,407 |253 |1,461 |263 |1,592 |294 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Cumbria |1,048 |213 |1,100 |224 |1,154 |237 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Derbyshire |1,823 |187 |1,848 |189 |2,010 |210 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Devon and Cornwall |2,934 |187 |3,053 |192 |3,215 |204 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Dorset |1,354 |196 |1,381 |198 |1,422 |205 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Durham |1,595 |263 |1,614 |266 |1,662 |281 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Essex |2,887 |178 |2,946 |181 |3,007 |186 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Gloucestershire |1,173 |209 |1,183 |209 |1,237 |219 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Greater Manchester |6,909 |268 |7,217 |279 |7,391 |298 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Hampshire |3,435 |193 |3,480 |195 |3,707 |208 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Hertfordshire |1,922 |184 |1,825 |174 |1,977 |191 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Humberside |1,917 |217 |2,058 |234 |2,123 |244 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Kent |3,319 |209 |3,355 |210 |3,488 |221 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Lancashire |3,255 |228 |3,304 |231 |3,380 |239 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Leicestershire |2,033 |217 |2,100 |224 |2,147 |232 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Lincolnshire |1,202 |191 |1,198 |189 |1,236 |191 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |London, City of6 |703 |— |764 |— |811 |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Merseyside |4,081 |291 |4,125 |294 |4,112 |302 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Metropolitan Police|24,878 |351 |26,223 |366 |28,231 |404 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Norfolk |1,420 |178 |1,468 |183 |1,509 |189 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Northamptonshire |1,157 |186 |1,214 |194 |1,222 |194 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Northumbria |3,857 |272 |3,929 |278 |4,018 |290 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |North Yorkshire |1,305 |175 |1,417 |188 |1,452 |193 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Nottinghamshire |2,212 |214 |2,330 |226 |2,426 |239 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |South Yorkshire |3,197 |245 |3,199 |246 |3,194 |252 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Staffordshire |2,129 |201 |2,133 |201 |2,224 |212 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Suffolk |1,133 |168 |1,203 |177 |1,258 |188 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Surrey |2,066 |192 |1,992 |184 |1,933 |182 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Sussex |2,855 |188 |2,893 |190 |3,037 |203 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Thames Valley |3,703 |175 |3,762 |177 |3,899 |186 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Warwickshire |926 |182 |969 |190 |1,000 |198 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |West Mercia |1,951 |171 |2,018 |176 |2,267 |196 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |West Midlands |7,423 |283 |7,681 |293 |7,832 |307 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |West Yorkshire |4,815 |228 |4,889 |230 |5,037 |242 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Wiltshire |1,120 |184 |1,157 |189 |1,169 |190 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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| |Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population|Total police officer strength (FTE)|Total police officers per 100,000 population| 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|Avon and Somerset |3,417 |229 |3,398 |225 |3,439 |226 |3,430 |224 | 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|Bedfordshire |1,199 |210 |1,232 |215 |1,225 |213 |1,204 |207 | 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|Cambridgeshire |1,412 |197 |1,418 |194 |1,449 |196 |1,402 |187 | 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|Cheshire |2,204 |224 |2,207 |223 |2,218 |223 |2,235 |225 | 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|Cleveland |1,697 |314 |1,689 |305 |1,702 |308 |1,739 |315 | 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|Cumbria |1,241 |254 |1,260 |257 |1,265 |256 |1,273 |255 | 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|Derbyshire |2,084 |216 |2,082 |213 |2,073 |212 |2,049 |209 | 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|Devon and Cornwall |3,311 |208 |3,399 |212 |3,540 |219 |3,523 |216 | 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|Dorset |1,453 |209 |1,475 |211 |1,512 |216 |1,526 |217 | 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|Durham |1,701 |288 |1,738 |293 |1,716 |288 |1,705 |285 | 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|Essex |3,120 |192 |3,230 |198 |3,322 |203 |3,341 |203 | 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|Gloucestershire |1,298 |229 |1,308 |230 |1,303 |228 |1,319 |229 | 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|Greater Manchester |8,111 |323 |8,119 |321 |8,071 |318 |7,992 |314 | 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|Hampshire |3,780 |211 |3,803 |212 |3,800 |211 |3,887 |215 | 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|Hertfordshire |2,117 |204 |2,145 |206 |2,166 |208 |2,202 |210 | 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|Humberside |2,231 |256 |2,252 |255 |2,232 |251 |2,235 |251 | 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|Kent |3,621 |228 |3,630 |227 |3,648 |227 |3,720 |229 | 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|Lancashire |3,579 |252 |3,585 |251 |3,635 |253 |3,628 |252 | 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|Leicestershire |2,300 |246 |2,311 |246 |2,277 |241 |2,255 |237 | 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|Lincolnshire |1,241 |189 |1,234 |185 |1,236 |183 |1,243 |183 | 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|London, City of6 |856 |— |881 |— |875 |— |861 |— | 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|Merseyside |4,129 |303 |4,339 |318 |4,302 |315 |4,441 |325 | 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|Metropolitan Police |30,035 |420 |31,073 |433 |30,948 |417 |31,128 |426 | 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|Norfolk |1,524 |190 |1,554 |192 |1,575 |193 |1,577 |191 | 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|Northamptonshire |1,261 |198 |1,289 |201 |1,338 |207 |1,301 |200 | 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|Northumbria |4,061 |294 |4,088 |294 |4,066 |291 |3,981 |283 | 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|North Yorkshire |1,534 |203 |1,561 |206 |1,653 |216 |1,671 |217 | 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|Nottinghamshire |2,507 |245 |2,522 |245 |2,512 |243 |2,445 |235 | 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|South Yorkshire |3,307 |261 |3,307 |260 |3,305 |259 |3,289 |256 | 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|Staffordshire |2,286 |218 |2,309 |220 |2,302 |219 |2,315 |219 | 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|Suffolk |1,314 |196 |1,323 |195 |1,307 |191 |1 ,358 |196 | 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|Surrey |1,942 |183 |1,959 |184 |1,967 |184 |1,963 |183 | 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|Sussex |3,090 |206 |3,094 |205 |3,127 |207 |3,113 |205 | 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|Thames Valley |4,103 |195 |4,189 |198 |4,288 |202 |4,260 |199 | 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|Warwickshire |1,011 |197 |1,012 |195 |1,040 |198 |1,061 |199 | 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|West Mercia |2,365 |202 |2,380 |203 |2,385 |202 |2,428 |205 | 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|West Midlands |8,008 |311 |8,154 |316 |8,192 |318 |8,245 |318 | 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|West Yorkshire |5,313 |254 |5,671 |271 |5,685 |270 |5,713 |270 | 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|Wiltshire |1,225 |198 |1,229 |198 |1,230 |196 |1,208 |192 | 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|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 Full-time equivalent excludes those on career breaks or maternity leave.3 Figures for 1997 to March 2002 exclude those officers on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. Therefore figures after March 2002 are not directly comparable with prior years.4 Figures from April 2002 onwards include those officers who are on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. Therefore figures before and after that date are not directly comparable.5 Boundary changes on 1 April 2000 transferred some resources from the Metropolitan police to Essex, Hertfordshire and Surrey police forces.6 Officers per 100,000 population for City of London and Metropolitan police are combined.| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------