HC Deb 24 July 1989 vol 157 cc504-5W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the following statistics for the Dyfed-Powys police force for each year since 1974(a) the number of police officers, (b) the number of civilian staff employed, (c) the total population and (d) the ratio of population to police officers.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The information requested is set out in the table.

Dyfed Powys
At 31 December Police officers Civilians1 Population2 Police-population ratio
1974 850 168 420,300 505
1975 912 190 422,500 461
1976 908 190 424,600 464
1977 908 190 425,100 464
1978 907 190 430,000 469
1979 918 194 431,000 461
1980 929 194 433,000 464
1981 925 197 433,000 464
1982 930 200 443,000 474
1983 924 204 444,000 475
1984 922 208 446,000 478
1985 924 210 446,000 478
1986 929 198 447,000 477
1987 929 209 451,000 482
1988 927 215 457,000 489

1Part-time civilians are included on a 2 for 1 basis.

2 As at 30 June.