HC Deb 12 November 1985 vol 86 c121W
Sir Anthony Grant

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of police per head of the population in Cambridgeshire; and how this compares with other constabularies in England and Wales.

Mr. Giles Shaw

On 31 December 1984 the number of police per thousand population in Cambridgeshire was 1.89 compared with the average of 2.39 for all police forces in England and Wales, and 2.15 for police forces outside London in England and Wales.