§ 1993. Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give an ethnic breakdown of police officers in each force in England and Wales in(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990 and (d)
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information in the table is derived from the monthly strength returns provided to the Home Office by all police forces.
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White and Ethnic minority officer strength in England and Wales for 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1993 As at 31 December Police Force 1980 1985 1990 1993 White Ethnic White Ethnic White Ethnic White Ethnic Avon and Somerset 2,958 4 2,956 9 3,037 22 3,010 24 Bedordshire 953 10 963 19 1,028 36 1,135 33 Cambridgeshire 1,086 0 1,130 11 1,163 23 1,238 28 Cheshire 1,832 1 1,803 0 1,894 4 1,871 2 Cleveland 1,453 1 1,457 4 1,476 9 1,400 14 Cumbria 1,103 1 1,118 2 1,187 2 1,182 3 Derbyshire 1,827 5 1,751 14 1,728 23 1,759 31 Devon and Cornwall 2,721 0 2,745 2 2,865 2 2,904 4 Dorset 1,167 0 1,201 1 1,269 3 1,289 3 Durham 1,345 0 1,293 0 1,361 3 1,382 7 Dyfed Powys 929 0 924 0 936 0 966 0 Essex 2,600 9 2,670 8 2,866 18 2,920 27 Gloucestershire 1,116 3 1,146 5 1,146 12 1,126 14 Greater Manchester 6,906 17 6,729 50 6,893 117 6,916 131 Gwent 971 2 970 1 996 5 981 8 Hampshire 3,055 3 3,059 9 3,161 9 3,245 25 Hertfordshire 1,512 6 1,571 13 1,642 17 1,659 20 Humberside 1,950 1 1,933 3 1,986 3 2,019 9 Kent 2,866 5 2,849 10 2,979 9 3,170 12 Lancashire 3,120 0 2,999 5 3,177 22 3,108 32 Leicestershire 1,706 14 1,723 27 1,738 46 1,772 66 Lincolnshire 1,183 0 1,141 0 1,205 0 1,197 6 Merseyside 4,585 6 4,533 21 4,633 46 4,592 71 Norfolk 1,249 0 1,263 0 1,394 0 1,434 0 Northamptonshire 967 4 1,036 11 1,127 17 1,159 22 Northumbria 3,335 5 3,361 7 3,516 12 3,570 19 North Wales 1,290 0 1,250 1 1,338 1 1,340 1 North Yorkshire 1,352 0 1,352 1 1,377 2 1,327 6 Nottinghamshire 2,201 8 2,188 26 2,291 51 2,282 55 South Wales 3,067 1 3,055 9 3,108 15 3,117 25 South Yorkshire 2,842 0 2,837 13 2,963 21 2,977 38 Staffordshire 2,067 4 2,093 9 2,175 18 2,174 28 Suffolk 1,121 1 1,130 1 1,189 6 1,207 9 Surrey 1,589 0 1,624 3 1,646 8 1,648 19 Sussex 2,822 1 2,790 0 2,975 9 2,959 18 Thames Valley 3,037 6 3,251 32 3,657 49 3,832 62 Warwickshire 913 3 934 5 1,005 9 1,009 16 West Mercia 1,933 6 1,915 9 2,005 17 2,033 23 West Midlands 6,497 42 6,462 93 6,716 165 6,740 228 West Yorkshire 5,030 10 5,015 34 5,188 88 4,892 96 Wiltshire 1,030 2 1,023 5 1,148 9 1,261 12 City of London 841 2 781 1 789 7 873 11 Metropolitan 23,501 107 26,418 287 27,669 483 26,955 650 TOTAL 115,628 290 118,412 761 123,642 1,418 124,630 1,908