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POLICE OFFICER QUARTERLY STRENGTH STATISTICS SCOTLAND, 30 September 2008
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published the latest quarterly figures on the number of police officers employed by Scottish Forces. The main findings are:
- There were 16,526 police officers (full-time equivalent) in Scotland on 30 September 2008, the highest level ever recorded.
- This total includes 15,772 police officers deployed in the eight Scottish Police Forces (including Additional Regular Police), and 755 on secondment or central service.
- Police officer numbers have increased by 188 full-time equivalent ( FTE) officers (+1.1%) in the last quarter, from 30 June 2008, and by 220 (+1.4%) in the last year, from 30 September 2007.
Chart 1 - Police Officer Strength in Scotland, 2003-08
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