§ Baroness Massey of Darwenasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many police officers and civilian staff there are in total and in each police force in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available. [HL115]
§ Lord RookerThe attached tables show, for March 1997, March 2000, September 2000 and March 2001, total numbers of police officers and civilians for each police authority area in England and Wales, together with changes in numbers since March 1997 and March 2000.
On 31 March 2001, total police numbers, including secondments, in England and Wales were 125,519, an increase of 1,349, or 1.1 per cent, compared with the end of March 2000. This is the largest annual increase in police numbers since 1988–89.
23WABetween 31 March 2000 and 31 March 2001, the number of civilian support staff increased by 1,361, or 2.6 per cent, to 54,588.
In total, there were 180,107 police officers and civilian support staff, compared with 180,169 in March 1997.
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Police Strength GOR Police force Strength 31.3.97 fte Strength 31.3.00 fte Strength 30.9.00 fte Strength 31.3.01 fte Change Mar 97–Mar 01 number fte Change Mar 00–Mar01 number fte North East 6,597 6,749 6,820 6,859 262 110 Cleveland 1,459 1,404 1,421 1,407 -52 3 Durham 1,461 1,558 1,581 1,595 135 37 Northumbria 3,677 3,788 3,816 3,857 180 69 North West 17,588 17,153 17,110 17,295 -293 142 Cheshire 2,046 2,011 2,000 2,002 -44 -9 Cumbria 1,144 1,084 1,048 1,048 -96 -36 Gtr Manchester 6,922 6,795 6,767 6,909 -13 115 Lancashire 3,247 3,179 3,215 3,255 8 76 Merseyside 4,230 4,085 4,081 4,081 -149 -4 Yorkshire and the Humber 11,750 11,200 11,189 11,234 -516 34 Humberside 2,045 1,932 1,905 1,917 -128 -15 North Yorkshire 1,338 1,283 1,293 1,305 -33 22 South Yorkshire 3,159 3,163 3,184 3,197 38 34 West Yorkshire 5,209 4,822 4,806 4,815 -394 -7 East Midlands 8,436 8,206 8,350 8,427 -9 221 Derbyshire 1,791 1,777 1,780 1,823 32 46 Leicestershire 1,949 1,993 2,010 2,033 84 40 Lincolnshire 1,196 1,115 1,162 1,202 6 87 Northamptonshire 1,177 1,117 1,166 1,157 -20 40 Nottinghamshire 2,323 2,204 2,232 2,212 -111 8 West Midlands 12,290 12,151 12,324 12,429 139 279 Staffordshire 2,211 2,170 2,157 2,129 -82 -41 Warwickshire 926 900 912 926 0 26 West Mercia 2,040 1,887 1,906 1,951 -89 64 West Midlands 7,113 7,194 7,350 7,423 310 229 Eastern 9,727 9,364 9,515 9,694 -33 330 Bedfordshire 1,094 1,028 1,006 1,036 -58 8 Cambridgeshire 1,302 1,237 1,266 1,296 -6 59 Essex (1) 2,961 2,806 2,780 2,887 -74 81 Hertfordshire (1) 1,759 1,767 1,961 1,922 163 155 Norfolk 1,432 1,381 1,387 1,420 -12 39 Suffolk 1,180 1,145 1,115 1,133 -47 -12 London 27,536 26,216 25,415 25,581 -1,955 -635 City of London 859 732 720 703 -156 -29 Metropolitan Police (1) 26,677 25,485 24,695 24,878 -1,799 -507 South East 15,111 14,971 15,347 15,378 267 407 Hampshire 3,452 3,419 3,435 3,435 -17 16 Kent 3,260 3,204 3,239 3,319 59 115 Surrey (1) 1,620 1,785 2,113 2,066 446 281 Sussex 3,085 2,822 2,812 2,855 -230 33 Thames Valley 3,695 3,740 3,748 3,703 8 -37 South West 9,424 9,313 9.354 9,541 117 228 Avon & Somerset 2,989 2,934 2,941 2,960 -29 26 Devon & Cornwall 2,865 2,841 2,873 2,934 70 93 Dorset 1,284 1,306 1,299 1,354 70 48 Gloucestershire 1,133 1,114 1,142 1,173 40 59 Wiltshire 1,154 1,118 1,099 1,120 -34 2 The substantial investment we are putting into the police services is delivering the improvements that we promised. The increase in police numbers since March 2000 is a direct result of the extra funding available to forces via the Crime Fighting Fund since April 2000.
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Police Strength GOR Police force Strength 31.3.97 fte Strength 31.3.00 fte Strength 30.9.00 fte Strength 31.3.01 fte Change Mar 97–Mar 01 number fte Change Mar 00–Mar 01 number fte Wales 6,592 6,632 6,738 6,873 281 341 Dyfed Powys 1,005 1,040 1,045 1,055 51 15 Gwent 1,243 1,264 1,271 1,274 31 10 North Wales 1,369 1,403 1,393 1,444 75 41 South Wales 2,976 2,926 3,029 3,100 124 174 England & Wales (exc secondments) 125,051 121,956 122,163 123,313 -1,738 1,357 Total secondments 2,107 2,214 2,384 2,206 99 -8 Total (incl secondments) 127,158 124,170 124,547 125,519 -1,621 1,349 Notes:
1. As of April 2000, the Metropolitan Police force was reduced in size by a transfer of responsibility for policing some arcs to the surrounding forces of Surrey, Hertfordshire and Essex. These changes need to be borne in mind when comparing figures for these forces before and after April 2000.
2. Because of rounding, constituent parts may not necessarily sum to the totals.
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Civilian Staff (excluding traffic wardens) GOR Police force Strength 31.3.97 fte Strength 31.3.00 fte Strength 30.9.00 fte Strength 31.3.01 fte Change Mar 97–Mar 01 number fte Change Mar 00–Mar 01 number fte North East 2,557 2,603 2,583 2,568 11 -35 Cleveland 609 595 598 586 -23 -9 Durham 583 590 573 566 -17 -24 Northumbria 1,365 1,417 1,413 1,416 51 -1 North West 6,267 6,994 7,007 7,066 799 72 Cheshire 735 823 870 833 98 10 Cumbria 451 469 505 588 137 119 Gtr Manchester 2,612 2,822 2,845 2,858 246 36 Lancashire 1,126 1,422 1,351 1,369 243 -53 Merseyside 1,343 1,458 1,437 1,418 75 -40 Yorkshire and the Humber 4,762 4,922 4,923 4,939 177 17 Humberside 718 840 783 808 90 -32 North Yorkshire 519 492 533 591 72 99 South Yorkshire 1,291 1,391 1,399 1,312 22 -79 West Yorkshire 2,234 2,199 2,208 2,228 -6 29 East Midlands 3,555 3,769 4,039 3,975 420 206 Derbyshire 723 826 865 875 152 49 Leicestershire 755 805 808 806 51 2 Lincolnshire 521 516 554 561 40 45 Northamptonshire 554 599 648 694 141 95 Nottinghamshire 1,003 1,024 987 1,039 36 15 West Midlands 4,819 4,991 5,132 5,261 442 270 Staffordshire 763 858 897 935 173 77 Warwickshire 376 394 388 412 36 18 West Mercia 942 1,043 1,026 1,095 153 52 West Midlands 2,739 2,695 2,821 2,819 81 124 Eastern 4,234 4,485 4,699 4,802 568 317 Bedfordshire 484 490 488 491 7 1 Cambridgeshire 607 503 543 614 7 111 Essex (1) 1,199 1,348 1,472 1,447 248 99 Hertfordshire (1) 818 890 948 935 117 45 Norfolk 603 655 651 694 91 39 Suffolk 522 600 592 621 99 21 London 13,840 10,890 10,382 10,273 -3,567 -617 City of London Metropolitan Police 347 285 235 233 -114 -52 (1) 13,493 10,605 10,147 10,040 -3,453 -565 South East 6,399 6,966 7,292 7,520 1,121 554 Hampshire 1,316 1,443 1,467 1,482 166 39 Kent 1,384 1,647 1,670 1,796 412 149 Surrey (1) 727 762 865 897 170 135 Sussex 1,149 1,328 1,405 1.454 305 127 Thames Valley 1,825 1,786 1,890 1,891 66 105
Civilian Staff (excluding traffic wardens) GOR Police force Strength 31.3.97 fte Strength 3l.3.00 fte Strength 30.9.00 fte Strength 31.3.01 fte Change Mar 97–Mar 01 number fte Change Mar 00–Mar 01 number fte South West 4,122 4,512 4,581 4,715 593 203 Avon & Somerset 1,438 1,436 1,437 1,452 14 16 Devon & Cornwall 1,159 1,343 1,391 1,453 294 110 Dorset 615 686 681 682 67 -4 Gloucestershire 435 484 498 506 71 22 Wiltshire 475 563 574 622 147 59 Wales 2,455 2,457 2,686 2,706 251 249 Dyfed Powys 322 359 393 401 79 42 Gwent 452 498 490 537 85 39 North Wales 476 519 511 498 23 -21 South Wales 1,206 1,081 1,293 1,270 65 189 England and Wales (exc secondments) (2) 53,011 52,588 53,147 53,823 812 1,235 Total secondments n/a 639 708 765 n/a 126 Total (incl secondments) (2) 53,011 53,227 53,856 54,588 1,577 1,361 Notes:
1. As of April 2000, the Metropolitan Police force was reduced in size by a transfer of responsibility for policing some areas to the surrounding forces of Surrey, Hertfordshire and Essex. These changes need to be borne in mind when comparing figures for these forces before and after April 2000.
2. In the March 1997 figures, civilian secondments are counted within the figures for the forces from which they were seconded. The increased use of 1,577 civilians between March 1997 and March 2001 takes account of this.
3. Because of rounding, constituent parts may not necessarily sum to the totals.