§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the ethnic composition of the West Midlands Police Force was in each of the last five years. [93472]
§ Mr. DenhamThe following tables are for police officers and all police staff and have been produced from figures supplied by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
1. Police officers White Black Asian Other 31 March 1998 6,859 132 123 42 — — 31 March 1999 7,008 137 131 44 — — 31 March 2000 6,887 142 142 44 — — 31 march 2002 7,050 149 176 46 — — White Mixed Black/Black British Asian/Asian British Chinese or other ethnic group Unspecified 31 March 2002 6,674 73 112 170 10 555
2. All Police staff White Black Asian Other 31 March 1998 9,694 234 204 59 — — 31 March 1999 9,716 226 224 62 — — 31 March 2000 9,575 227 240 61 — — 31 March 2001 9,789 238 275 67 — — White Mixed Black/Black British Asian/Asian British Chinese or other ethnic group Unspecified 31 March 2002 9,299 97 189 285 16 773