§ Sir Brian MawhinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by police force the number of(a) constables, (b) sergeants and (c) other ranks in post on 2 May. [22090]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information collected centrally on police numbers relates to officers in post at the end of March and September each year. The table shows police numbers by rank in each force as at 31 March 1997.
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Police strength in England and Wales Total strength for ordinary duty as at 31 March 19971 Police force Constable Sergeant Other ranks Total police ranks Avon and Somerset 2,314.80 454.00 220.00 2,988.80 Bedfordshire 846.10 155.5 92.00 1,093.60 Cambridgeshire 1,001.00 207.00 94.00 1,302,00 Cheshire 1,589.52 308.00 148.00 2,045.52 City of London 655.94 122.00 81.00 858.94 Cleveland 1,121.46 223.80 114.00 1,459.26 Cumbria 881.50 176.00 86.00 1,143.50 Derbyshire 1,376.00 273.60 141.00 1,790.60 Devon and Cornwall 2,233.50 413.00 218.00 2,864.50 Dorset 969.00 201.00 114.00 1,284.00 Durham 1,130.00 210.50 120.00 1,460.50 Dyfed Powys 755.50 173.00 76.00 1,004.50 Essex 2,269.33 469.40 222.00 2,960.73 Gloucestershire 872.00 169.60 91.00 1,132.60 Greater Manchester 5,341.90 1,020.70 559.00 6,921.60 Gwent 964.00 198.00 81.00 1,243.00 Hampshire 2,698.19 509.47 244.00 3,451.66 Hertfordshire 1,364.54 248.55 146.00 1,759.09 Humberside 1,582.35 298.60 164.00 2,044.95 Kent 2,554.06 463.00 243.00 3,260.06 Lancashire 2,492.48 503.00 252.00 3,247.48 Leicestershire 1,555.72 257.05 136.00 1,948.77 Lincolnshire 920.70 182.70 93.00 1,196.40 Merseyside 3,272.40 656.00 302.00 4,230.40 Metropolitan Police 20,671.42 4.218.48 1,787.40 26,677.30 Norfolk 1,133.25 195.35 103.00 1,431.60 Northamptonshire 931.08 168.00 77.60 1,176.68 Northumbria 2,884.95 516.80 275.00 3,676.75 North Wales 1,024.00 224.00 121.00 1,369.00 North Yorkshire 1,017.63 216.00 104.00 1,337.63 Nottinghamshire 1,821.85 331.00 170.50 2,323.35 South Wales 2,259.85 473.00 243.00 2,975.85 South Yorkshire 2,435.65 473.00 250.00 3,158.65 Staffordshire 1,683.90 344.20 183.00 2,211.10 Suffolk 921.70 169.00 89.00 1,179.70 Surrey 1,240.14 244.90 134.50 1,619.54 Sussex 2,374.30 476.60 234.00 3,084.90 Thames Valley 2,858.00 542.30 294.70 3,695.00 Warwickshire 707.85 141.00 77.00 925.85 West Mercia 1,563.08 305.10 172.00 2,040.18
Police strength in England and Wales Total strength for ordinary duty as at 31 March 19971 Police force Constable Sergeant Other ranks Total police ranks West Midlands 5,636.41 974.25 502.00 7,112.66 West Yorkshire 4,105.90 725.90 377.00 5,208.80 Wiltshire 881.20 179.10 94.00 1,154.30 Total all forces 96,914.14 18,811.45 9,325.70 125,051.29 1 Full-time equivalents.