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Mr. Maclean
Information about police strength and criminal offences recorded by the police for each force in England and Wales for the last 15 years can be found in the appendix to the annual reports of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales". Copies of these reports are in the Library.
The table gives the number of notifiable offences, excluding criminal damage valued at £20 and under, recorded per police officer for each force area in England and Wales for the years 1980 to 1994. Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Notifiable offences recorded per police officer |
Force area |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
Avon and Somerset |
18 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
Bedfordshire |
27 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
34 |
Cambridgeshire |
26 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
Cheshire |
17 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
Cleveland |
23 |
26 |
29 |
28 |
32 |
Cumbria |
15 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
Derbyshire |
19 |
23 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
Devon and Cornwall |
17 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
Dorset |
20 |
21 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
Durham |
20 |
22 |
25 |
26 |
30 |
Essex |
20 |
21 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Gloucestershire |
16 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
Greater Manchester |
26 |
30 |
32 |
33 |
37 |
Hampshire |
20 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
Hertfordshire |
21 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
Humberside |
17 |
27 |
30 |
29 |
32 |
Kent |
17 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
Lancashire |
16 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
Leicestershire |
19 |
21 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
Lincolnshire |
15 |
17 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
London, City of |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Merseyside |
24 |
27 |
29 |
29 |
32 |
MPD |
23 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
Norfolk |
19 |
23 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
Northamptonshire |
24 |
25 |
29 |
29 |
31 |
Northumbria |
30 |
33 |
38 |
38 |
43 |
North Yorkshire |
15 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
Nottinghamshire |
33 |
37 |
37 |
36 |
38 |
South Yorkshire |
20 |
22 |
25 |
26 |
30 |
Staffordshire |
17 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
Suffolk |
16 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
Surrey |
14 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Sussex |
16 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
Thames Valley |
23 |
25 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
Warwickshire |
15 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
23 |
West Mercia |
17 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
West Midlands |
25 |
28 |
31 |
31 |
34 |
West Yorkshire |
25 |
27 |
29 |
28 |
31 |
Wiltshire |
18 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
Dyfed-Powys |
15 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
Gwent |
33 |
20 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
North Wales |
20 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
South Wales |
23 |
24 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
England and Wales |
21 |
23 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
Force area |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
Avon and Somerset |
26 |
30 |
32 |
31 |
31 |
Bedfordshire |
34 |
38 |
39 |
37 |
38 |
Cambridgeshire |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
Cheshire |
23 |
24 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
Cleveland |
32 |
36 |
38 |
37 |
38 |
Cumbria |
22 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
Derbyshire |
25 |
24 |
24 |
22 |
25 |
Devon and Cornwall |
23 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
378W
Force area |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
Dorset |
27 |
29 |
30 |
28 |
30 |
Durham |
30 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
Essex |
24 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
26 |
Gloucestershire |
23 |
24 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
Greater Manchester |
39 |
43 |
41 |
39 |
38 |
Hampshire |
28 |
30 |
30 |
28 |
30 |
Hertfordshire |
24 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
Humberside |
36 |
39 |
43 |
41 |
43 |
Kent |
24 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
Lancashire |
22 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
24 |
Leicestershire |
26 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
Lincolnshire |
25 |
25 |
28 |
26 |
28 |
London, City of |
8 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
Merseyside |
32 |
35 |
33 |
29 |
27 |
MPD |
26 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
26 |
Norfolk |
28 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
32 |
Northamptonshire |
34 |
35 |
36 |
33 |
34 |
Northumbria |
45 |
46 |
47 |
43 |
48 |
North Yorkshire |
25 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
Nottinghamshire |
38 |
40 |
40 |
39 |
43 |
South Yorkshire |
28 |
30 |
31 |
28 |
30 |
Staffordshire |
24 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
Suffolk |
23 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
Surrey |
17 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
Sussex |
23 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
25 |
Thames Valley |
31 |
33 |
32 |
29 |
32 |
Warwickshire |
22 |
23 |
25 |
23 |
25 |
West Mercia |
24 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
24 |
West Midlands |
35 |
38 |
38 |
33 |
32 |
West Yorkshire |
31 |
32 |
33 |
31 |
34 |
Wiltshire |
25 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
Dyfed-Powys |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
Gwent |
27 |
25 |
26 |
23 |
23 |
North Wales |
25 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
25 |
South Wales |
30 |
33 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
England and Wales |
28 |
30 |
30 |
28 |
29 |
Force area |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
Avon and Somerset |
40 |
48 |
55 |
56 |
55 |
Bedfordshire |
48 |
51 |
51 |
49 |
47 |
Cambridgeshire |
36 |
45 |
51 |
51 |
48 |
Cheshire |
27 |
32 |
39 |
41 |
38 |
Cleveland |
47 |
49 |
53 |
51 |
52 |
Cumbria |
26 |
35 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
Derbyshire |
32 |
41 |
45 |
48 |
47 |
Devon and Cornwall |
31 |
37 |
38 |
41 |
38 |
Dorset |
36 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
42 |
Durham |
36 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Essex |
32 |
36 |
38 |
37 |
35 |
Gloucestershire |
35 |
46 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
Greater Manchester |
44 |
50 |
51 |
48 |
45 |
Hampshire |
36 |
43 |
45 |
43 |
42 |
Hertfordshire |
27 |
32 |
34 |
33 |
32 |
Humberside |
50 |
57 |
61 |
68 |
66 |
Kent |
32 |
43 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
Lancashire |
29 |
33 |
35 |
36 |
34 |
Leicestershire |
40 |
48 |
52 |
53 |
53 |
Lincolnshire |
31 |
36 |
39 |
42 |
38 |
London, City of |
9 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
Merseyside |
27 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
MPD |
29 |
31 |
32 |
30 |
28 |
Norfolk |
38 |
44 |
46 |
44 |
40 |
Northamptonshire |
41 |
49 |
48 |
50 |
49 |
Northumbria |
53 |
59 |
56 |
53 |
50 |
North Yorkshire |
32 |
35 |
37 |
41 |
45 |
Nottinghamshire |
54 |
61 |
67 |
65 |
62 |
South Yorkshire |
34 |
39 |
43 |
50 |
50 |
Staffordshire |
32 |
38 |
44 |
44 |
42 |
Suffolk |
30 |
32 |
35 |
34 |
32 |
Surrey |
25 |
29 |
31 |
31 |
28 |
Sussex |
31 |
37 |
39 |
35 |
35 |
Thames Valley |
39 |
49 |
50 |
50 |
48 |
Warwickshire |
31 |
39 |
44 |
43 |
41 |
West Mercia |
29 |
35 |
37 |
39 |
40 |
West Midlands |
37 |
42 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
379W
Force area |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
West Yorkshire |
42 |
55 |
58 |
59 |
57 |
Wiltshire |
27 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
Dyfed-Powys |
20 |
25 |
27 |
23 |
20 |
Gwent |
29 |
36 |
39 |
38 |
37 |
North Wales |
27 |
31 |
35 |
34 |
31 |
South Wales |
42 |
49 |
51 |
50 |
52 |
England and Wales |
34 |
40 |
40 |
42 |
40 |