§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers, (b) special constables and (c) community support officers there were in Wales broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area for each year since 1997. [151735]
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§ Ms BlearsThe tables give the number of police officers and special constables from 1997 to 2003 for each police force area in Wales. Data on Community Support Officers and for territorial areas within police forces were collected for the first time in 2003 by the Research Development and Statistics Directorate.
March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 20032 Police Officer Strength1 Dyfed-Powys 1,005 1,002 1,026 1,040 1,055 1,132 1,149 Gwent 1,243 1,233 1,247 1,264 1,274 1,333 1,341 North Wales 1,369 1,396 1,391 1,403 1,444 1,506 1,539 South Wales 2,976 2,986 2,981 2,926 3,154 3,222 3,239 Total 6,592 6,617 6,646 6,632 6,927 7,194 7,268 Special Constables1 Dyfed-Powys 283 254 237 202 191 157 152 Gwent 157 119 113 119 137 142 130 North Wales 341 358 400 247 207 125 133 South Wales 361 366 338 267 254 277 173 Total 1,142 1,097 1,088 835 789 701 588 Community Support Officers1 Dyfed-Powys 0 Gwent 30 North Wales 0 South Wales 0 1Full time equivalents 2 Comparable strength (previously published figures exclude officers on career breaks and maternity leave
Police Force Area Basic Command Units March 2002 Police officer strength March 2003 Police officer strength Dyfed-Powys Carmarthenshire 334 331 Dyfed-Powys Ceredigion 151 153 Dyfed-Powys Pembrokeshire 234 234 Dyfed-Powys Powys 254 274 Gwent Blaenau Gwent 279 131 Gwent Caerphilly 283 321 Gwent Newport Torfaen and 295 282 Gwent Monmouthshire 223 282 North Wales Central 339 404 North Wales Eastern 397 437 North Wales Western 345 380 South Wales Bridgend 235 254 South Wales Cardiff 651 805 South Wales Merthyr Tydfil 142 144 South Wales Neath and Port Talbot 241 232 South Wales Rhondda Cynon Taff 363 381 South Wales Swansea 464 500 South Wales Vale of Glamorgan 195 220