§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the number of police officers per 1,000 of the population per authority area and the average number of police officers per 1,000 of the population per authority area for each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [6244]
(2) what was the number of police officers per 1,000 of the population for each year since 1979 for each police authority area. [6274]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on police to population ratios can be found in the appendix to the annual reports of Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary. Copies of these are in the Library.
§ Mr. CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the manpower of each police force in respect of(a) numbers of police officers and (b) numbers of civilian support staff on 1 November for each of the last five years for which figures are available. [6273]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on police strength was collected at the end of each month until April this year. Data on police service strength are now provided twice a year. Information for the last five years is contained in the tables:
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Police force strength in England and Wales 1991 to 1995 As at 31 October Force 1991 1992 1993 1994 11995 Avon and Somerset 3,069 3,068 3,048 3,025 2,986 Bedfordshire 1,097 1,129 1,157 1,123 1,116 Cambridgeshire 1,241 1,262 1,278 1,270 1,254 Cheshire 1,880 1,888 1,858 1,913 1,951 City of London 814 801 878 889 869 Cleveland 1,477 1,490 1,430 1,442 1,430 Cumbria 1,180 1,192 1,205 1,179 1,144 Derbyshire 1,711 1,803 1,786 1,803 1,762 Devon and Cornwall 2,871 2,918 2,917 2,885 2,872 Dorset 1,291 1,317 1,302 1,287 1,272 Durham 1,371 1,390 1,379 1,357 1,377 Essex 2,886 2,923 2,964 2,909 2,897 Gloucestershire 1,174 1,154 1,144 1,171 1,142 Greater Manchester 6,985 7,084 7,075 6,980 7,026 Hampshire 3,182 3,269 3,272 3,259 3,307 Hertfordshire 1,662 1,690 1,693 1.691 1,704 Humberside 2,023 2,027 2,029 2,038 2,025 Kent 3,028 3,099 3,183 3,137 3,100 Lancashire 3,211 3,203 3,149 3,196 3,195 Leicestershire 1,823 1,846 1,829 1,835 1,860 Lincolnshire 1,202 1,188 1,212 1,214 1,164 Merseyside 4,616 4,687 4,690 4,688 4,536 Metropolitan police 28,202 27,804 27,695 27,627 27,395 Norfolk 1,416 1,419 1,437 1,419 1,392 Northamptonshire 1,156 1,197 1,190 1,171 1,161 Northumbria 3,467 3,578 3,595 3,593 3.611 North Yorkshire 1,389 1.411 1,349 1,323 1,311 Nottinghamshire 2,334 2,343 2,360 2.345 2,314
Police force strength in England and Wales 1991 to 1995 As at 31 October Force 1991 1992 1993 1994 11995 South Yorkshire 2,996 3,013 3,022 3,030 3,041 Staffordshire 2,198 2,196 2,194 2,207 2,190 Suffolk 1,209 1,240 1,224 1,209 1,158 Surrey 1,672 1,684 1,663 1,673 1,656 Sussex 2,973 3,007 2,977 2,949 3,020 Thames Valley 3,731 3,843 3,886 3,887 3,760 Warwickshire 1,009 1,007 1,031 1,038 983 West Mercia 2,031 2,061 2,057 2,042 2,008 West Midlands 6,867 6,935 6,961 6,991 7,078 West Yorkshire 5,171 5,095 5,005 5,036 5,122 Wiltshire 1,203 1,257 1,272 1,260 1,236 Dyfed Powys 949 966 968 980 977 Gwent 1,004 1,008 996 1,004 1,006 North Wales 1,349 1,369 1,359 1,369 1,352 South Wales 3,152 3,182 3,159 3,048 2,954 Total all forces 125,272 126,043 125,878 125,492 124,710 1 As at 30 September 1995. the latest data available.
Civilian and traffic warden strength in England and Wales for 1991 to 1995 As at 31 October Force 1991 1992 1993 1994 11995 Avon and Somerset 1,058 1,254 1,338 1,325 1,294 Bedfordshire 419 420 439 477 519 Cambridgeshire 496 491 488 488 546 Cheshire 533 581 615 641 730 City of London 367 378 384 332 338 Cleveland 464 491 521 525 575 Cumbria 427 446 459 484 462 Derbyshire 553 635 657 670 751 Devon and Cornwall 1,162 1,182 1,213 1,224 1,237 Dorset 610 630 625 665 671 Durham 554 563 560 508 526 Essex 1,173 1,200 1,279 1,329 1,270 Gloucestershire 402 411 420 425 464 Greater Manchester 2,460 2,693 2,815 2,880 2,904 Hampshire 1,125 1,169 1,212 1,317 1,409 Hertfordshire 645 665 669 699 921 Humberside 740 760 733 708 670 Kent 1,112 1,230 1,228 1,181 1,290 Lancashire 1,224 1,190 1,164 1,243 1,419 Leicestershire 776 758 724 755 747 Lincolnshire 481 509 516 528 452 Merseyside 1,705 1,757 1,781 1,773 1,797 Metropolitan police 15,723 16,205 16,324 15,767 16,762 Norfolk 480 499 531 548 553 Northamptonshire 450 467 518 500 492 Northumbria 1,356 1,381 1,330 1,397 1,402 North Yorkshire 469 483 464 522 537 Nottinghamshire 869 802 871 934 1,022 South Yorkshire 945 986 1,211 1,283 1,292 Staffordshire 779 781 773 763 800 Suffolk 537 556 543 544 520 Surrey 600 650 709 721 796 Sussex 1,073 1,131 1,153 1,182 1,219 Thames Valley 1,562 1,603 1,647 1,767 1,913 Warwickshire 348 356 364 363 412 West Mercia 914 967 969 995 1,038 West Midlands 2,534 2,717 2,729 2,859 2,957 West Yorkshire 2,023 2,034 2,032 2,092 2,149 Wiltshire 504 523 516 501 521 Dyfed Powys 268 287 304 311 335 Gwent 334 346 350 350 380 North Wales 469 491 507 484 472 South Wales 1,173 1,180 1,279 1,215 1,240 Total all forces 51,916 53,858 54,953 55,275 57,790 1 As at 30 September 1995, the latest data available.