§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the population per police officer was in each year since 1997 in(a) England and (b) Surrey. [104844]
§ Mr. Bob Ainsworth[holding answer on 25 March 2003]The tables give population per police officer in England and Surrey in each year from 1997 to 2002.
England Population (mid year estimates for previous year) Police strength Population per police officer March 1997 48,903,440 118,459 413 March 1998 49,089,085 118,139 416 March 1999 49,284,242 117,195 421 March 2000 49,494,582 115,324 429 March 2001 49,752,864 116,548 427 March 2002 49,997,089 120,073 416
Surrey Population (mid year estimates for previous year) Police strength Population per police officer March 1997 775,226 1,620 479 March 1998 776,643 1,608 483 March 1999 784,360 1,662 472 March 2000 786,729 1,785 441 March 2001 1,078,067 2,066 522 March 2002 1,080,647 1,992 543 Note:
The figures for Surrey were affected by the boundary changes in April 2000