HC Deb 20 March 2001 vol 365 cc142-3W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will indicate, for each constabulary in Britain, the number of(a) police officers and (b) constables per 1,000 of population [154718]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The information for England and Wales is given in the table. The Scottish Executive have responsibility for the police service in Scotland.

Police strength Police strength
(all ranks) as at 30 (constables) as at Police officers per Police constables per
Force September 2000 30 September 2000 1,000 of population 1,000 of population
North Yorkshire 1,293 990.7 1.73 1.32
Nottinghamshire 2,232 1,762.4 2.16 1.71
South Wales 3,029 2,343.0 2.44 1.89
South Yorkshire 3,184 2,420.3 2.44 1.86
Staffordshire 2,157 1,672.3 2.03 1.58
Suffolk 1,115 859.6 1.65 1.27
Surrey 2,113 1,673.0 1.96 1.55
Sussex 2,812 2,118.5 1.86 1.40
Thames Valley 3,748 2,905.5 1.77 1.37
Warwickshire 912 728.1 1.79 1.43
West Mercia 1,906 1,470.7 1.67 1.29
West Midlands 7,350 5,931.4 2.80 2.26
West Yorkshire 4,806 3,792.6 2.27 1.79
Wiltshire 1.099 828.6 1.80 1.36
1Figures for City of London and Metropolitan police are combined.

Note:

The figures provided in the table are the police numbers for the 43 forces in England and Wales and do not include secondments. Further information on police numbers at 30 September 2000 can be found in Home Office Statistical Bulletin No 2/01 "Police Service Strength (England and Wales)" which was published on 16 January. A copy is available in the Library.