§ Mr. Rathboneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the most up-to-date figures for the size of police forces in England and Wales; and if he will publish the figures by rank for each police area.
§ Dr. SummerskillOn 31st October 1974 the strength of the police service in England and Wales was 101,014, made up as follows:
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Chief Constable* Assistant Chief Constable† Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Men's Ranks Avon and Somerset … 1 4 16 28 65 117 395 1,842 2,468 Bedfordshire … 1 1 7 9 14 46 120 540 738 Cambridgeshire … 1 2 7 10 25 48 160 656 909 Cheshire … 1 2 8 17 29 92 234 1,122 1,505 Cleveland … 1 3 7 15 26 68 198 887 1,205 Cumbria … 1 1 8 15 23 60 166 710 984 Derbyshire … 1 3 8 22 27 79 201 986 1,327 Devon and Cornwall 1 6 17 26 49 97 396 1,874 2,466 Dorset … 1 2 6 13 19 55 161 715 972 Durham … 1 4 8 17 31 68 191 881 1,201 Dyfed-Powys … 1 2 7 10 22 36 144 583 805 Essex … 1 4 11 22 59 95 359 1,496 2,047 Gloucestershire … 1 2 6 12 17 48 152 666 904 Greater Manchester … 1 6 27 81 129 311 853 3,813 5,221 Gwent … 1 2 6 10 21 42 140 649 871 Hampshire … 1 4 14 24 64 108 363 1,956 2,534 Hertfordshire … 1 3 9 18 33 74 233 848 1,219 Humberside … 1 3 11 20 39 92 288 1,137 1,591 Kent … 1 3 10 32 49 125 328 1,575 2,123 Lancashire … 1 5 16 37 65 134 452 1,963 2,673 Leicestershire … 1 3 7 19 33 81 264 1,057 1,465 Lincolnshire … 1 3 7 13 28 61 173 766 1,052 Merseyside … 1 3 17 53 63 215 628 2,588 3,568 584W585W
Chief Constable* Assistant Chief Constable† Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Men's Ranks Norfolk … 1 2 9 14 29 52 175 825 1,107 Northamptonshire … 1 2 6 10 21 44 131 539 754 Northumbria … 1 4 12 43 59 155 460 2,201 2,935 North Wales … 1 2 6 11 32 52 175 812 1,091 North Yorkshire … 1 3 9 14 29 63 175 855 1,149 Zottinghamshire … 1 3 9 29 39 117 292 1,404 1,894 South Wales … 1 4 13 41 55 157 462 1,968 2,701 South Yorkshire … 1 4 10 30 40 115 367 1,627 2,194 Staffordshire … 1 4 11 28 45 97 319 1,298 1,803 Suffolk … 1 2 6 9 26 44 143 702 933 Surrey … 1 3 9 16 29 70 209 874 1,211 Sussex … 1 4 12 37 41 129 400 1,707 2,331 Thames Valley … 1 4 12 38 59 125 433 1,940 2,612 Warwickshire … 1 2 6 9 16 46 122 528 730 West Mercia … 1 3 10 17 35 79 202 1,034 1,381 West Midlands … 1 7 20 77 93 318 910 3,511 4,937 West Yorkshire … 1 9 28 62 89 253 727 2,921 4,090 Wiltshire … 1 2 6 12 20 45 136 612 834 City of London … 2 1 9 7 12 50 133 538 752 Metropolitan … 21 53 193 199 403 1,103 3,553 14,349 19,874 Central Service, etc.‡ — 6 36 39 81 144 579 382 1,267 * Includes ranks of Deputy Assistant Commissioner and above in Metropolitan Police and Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner in City of London Police. † Includes Commanders in Metropolitan Police and City of London Police. ‡ Officers on Central Service and members of inter-force units such as regional crime squads.
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chief Superintendent and above Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Women's Ranks Total Police Ranks Avon and somerset … … … — 1 1 3 10 90 105 2,573 Bedfordshire … … … — 1 — 1 4 48 54 792 Cambridgeshire … … … — 1 1 1 5 42 50 959 Cheshire … … … — 1 1 3 11 69 85 1,590 Cleveland … … … — 1 1 1 8 57 68 1,273 Cumbria … … … — — — 1 3 22 26 1,010 Derbyshire … … … — 1 2 5 12 73 93 1,420 Devon and Cornwall … … … — 1 1 4 11 75 92 2,558 Dorset … … … — 1 1 1 8 53 64 1,036 Durham … … … — 1 1 1 5 48 56 1,257 Dyfed-Powys … … … — — 1 — 5 31 37 842 Essex … … … — 1 1 3 12 87 104 2,151 Gloucestershire … … … — 1 — 1 2 33 37 941 Greater Manchester … … … 1 1 3 14 27 237 283 5,504 Gwent … … … — — 1 — 3 26 30 901 Hampshire … … … — 1 1 3 9 66 80 2,614 Hertfordshire … … … — 1 — 2 7 71 81 1,300 Humberside … … … — 1 1 2 9 69 82 1,673 Kent … … … — 1 1 1 7 74 84 2,207 Lancashire … … … — 1 2 4 12 111 130 2,803 Leicestershire … … … — 1 1 1 8 58 69 1,534
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chief Superintendent and above Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Women's Ranks Total Police Ranks Lincolnshire … … … — 1 1 1 3 55 61 1,113 Merseyside … … … 1 1 2 5 17 231 257 3,825 Norfolk … … … — — 1 1 4 27 33 1,140 Northamptonshire … … … — — 1 1 3 32 37 791 Northumbria … … … — 1 1 7 20 116 145 3,080 North Wales … … … — 1 — 1 5 51 58 1,149 North Yorkshire … … … — 1 1 1 6 35 44 1,193 Nottinghamshire … … … — 1 1 3 10 72 87 1,981 South Wales … … … — 1 1 2 8 82 94 2,795 South Yorkshire … … … — 1 1 6 9 107 124 2,318 Staffordshire … … … — 1 1 3 14 81 100 1,903 Suffolk … … … — — 1 1 3 30 35 968 Surrey … … … — 1 — 1 6 55 63 1,274 Sussex … … … — 1 1 4 19 115 140 2,471 Thames Valley … … … — 1 1 3 8 96 109 2,721 Warwickshire … … … — 1 — 2 5 24 32 762 West Mercia … … … — 1 — 4 5 65 75 1,456 West Midlands … … … 1 1 2 12 32 259 307 5,244 West Yorkshire … … … 1 2 4 7 27 242 283 4,373 Wiltshire … … … — — 1 1 4 29 35 869 City of London … … … — — — 1 4 25 30 782 Metropolitan … … … 4 5 7 29 56 564 665 20,539 Central Service, etc.* … … … — 1 1 2 13 45 62 1,329 * Officers on Central Service and members of inter-force units such as regional crime squads.