§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police(a) officers and (b) constables there were per head of population in Cheshire in each of the last 10 years. [18444]
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§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is set out in the table in the form of population per officer.
Year1 Population per officer2 Population per constable32 1991 507 674 1992 516 684 1993 507 678 1994 511 669 1995 505 656 1996 490 628 1997 479 616 1998 481 613 1999 475 613 2000 489 639 2001 491 641 1 Police numbers figures are for 31 March each year from Home Office police strength returns. 2 Population estimates are provided by the Office for National Statistics.