« Previous | Contents | Next »
Listen
Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland, 31 March 2009
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 17,048 police officers (full-time equivalent) in Scotland on 31 March 2009, the highest level ever recorded.
- This total includes 16,472 police officers deployed in the eight Scottish Police Forces (including Additional Regular Police), and 576 on secondment or central service.
- Police officer numbers have increased by 373 full-time equivalent ( FTE) officers (+2.2%) in the last quarter, from 31 December 2008, and by 827 (+5.1%) in the last year, from 31 March 2008.
Chart 1- Police Officer Strength in Scotland, 2003-09
« Previous | Contents | Next »