HC Deb 07 July 1997 vol 297 c362W
28. Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police there are on average per head of population in(a) Cornwall and Devon and (b) England. [5537]

Mr. Michael

The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary has one police officer to 538 people. The average ratio for England is one officer to 413 people. This is based upon police numbers at 31 March and the latest known population figures, which are for June 1995.