§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Brixton police were accepting reports of minor crime over the telephone between 24 December 2001 and 11 January 2002. [25939]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that Brixton police were accepting reports of minor crime over the telephone between
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Number of officers on patrol and in organisational support jobs Force Number of foot/car/beat patrol officers Number per 100,000 population Number in organisational support roles Number per 100,000 population Avon and Somerset 1,604 106.8 35 2.3 Bedfordshire 419 74.5 18 3.2 Cambridgeshire 516 71.2 40 5.5 Cheshire 944 96.1 54 5.5 Cleveland 612 110.1 46 8.3 Cumbria 584 118.8 18 3.7 Derbyshire 826 84.8 74 7.6 Devon and Cornwall 1,266 80.6 51 3.3 Dorset 640 92.4 12 1.7 24 December 2001 and 2 January 2002 and between 8 January 2002 and 11 January 2002. For operational reasons, Brixton police were unable to accept such reports between the dates of 2 January 2002 and 8 January 2002.
However, throughout this period the Borough Control Room, through which all allegations of crime are initially directed, was functioning as normal.