§ Viscount Simonasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each year since 1997 and for each United Kingdom constabulary, what is (a) the total number of police officers; and (b) the total number of pursuit-trained traffic officers. [HL1929]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalPolice officer strength in the United Kimgdom for the period 1997 to 2003 is set out in the tables. The Scottish Executive and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have provided the figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland as these are not collected by the Home Office.
Information on the number of pursuit-trained officers is not collected.
131WA
Police Officer Strength in England and Wales March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 December 2003 Suffolk 1,180 1,186 1,190 1,145 1,133 1,203 1,253 1,297 Surrey 1,620 1,608 1,662 1,785 2,066 1,992 1,906 1,922 Sussex 3,085 2,996 2,847 2,822 2,855 2,893 2,989 2,988 Thames Valley 3,695 3,776 3,748 3,740 3,703 3,762 3,833 4,019 Warwickshire 926 924 908 900 926 969 997 996 West Mercia 2,040 2,010 2,025 1,887 1,951 2,018 2,256 2,398 West Midlands 7,113 7,156 7,321 7,194 7,423 7,681 7,751 7,920 West Yorkshire 5,209 5,155 4,982 4,822 4,815 4,889 5,029 5,226 Wiltshire 1,154 1,156 1,151 1,118 1,120 1,157 1,158 1,203 Dyfed-Powys 1,005 1,002 1,026 1,040 1,055 1,132 1,149 1,148 Gwent 1,243 1,233 1,247 1,264 1,274 1,333 1,341 1,351 North Wales 1,369 1,396 1,391 1,403 1,444 1,506 1,539 1,601 South Wales 2,976 2,986 2,981 2,926 3,154 3,222 3,239 3,266 Total force strength 125,051 124,756 123,841 121,956 123,476 127,267 131,426 136,093 NCS 1,333 1,289 1,333 1,389 1,308 1,176 1,175 1,182 NCIS n/a n/a 243 248 256 287 252 259 Central Service Secondments 774 769 679 825 643 874 513 621 Total Police Stength 127,158 126,814 126,096 124,418 125,519 129,603 133,366 138,155
Police Strength in Scotland Force March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 December 2003 Central Scotland Police 686 703 719 721 729 715 732 756 Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary 412 439 437 451 474 477 477 486 Fife Constabulary 831 855 846 837 849 905 928 956 Grampian 1,173 1,193 1,249 1,215 1,259 1,243 1,268 1,311 Lothian & Borders Police 2,691 2,691 2,615 2,584 2,645 2,671 2,683 2,717 Northern Constabulary 649 657 660 653 666 681 687 676 Strathclyde Police 7,231 7,299 7,135 7,101 7,287 7,287 7,426 7,431 Tayside Police 1,116 1,143 1,149 1,137 1,151 1,163 1,159 1,150 Scotland Total 14,789 14,980 14,810 14,699 15,059 15,143 15,361 15,483 Note:
From Quarterly Strength Return
From September 2000 police numbers collected on a whole-time equivalent basis. Previously headcount.
Police Strength in Northern Ireland 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Regular Police Officers 8,423 8,485 8,496 8,393 7,810 6,976 6,994 7,319 Full time reserves 2,929 2,982 2,862 2,688 2,496 2,184 1,860 1,640 Part time reserves 1,473 1,324 1,217 1,152 1,073 1,001 951 868