HC Deb 17 January 1968 vol 756 c636W
Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the ratio of police numbers per head of population in the cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, respectively.

Mr. Taverne:

The ratio of male police to population, based on population figures for 1966 and the latest available figures for police strengths, is 1:412 for Liverpool and Bootle, 1:353 in Manchester and 1:486 in Birmingham.