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Statistics Release: Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland, 31 March 2009

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Table 2 - Number of Police Officers (Full-time Equivalent) in Scotland 1,2 by Police Force, 2003-09

Quarter 3,4

Central Scotland Police

Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary

Fife Constabulary

Grampian Police

Lothian and Borders Police

Northern Constabulary

Strathclyde Police

Tayside Police

Scotland 5

Q3 2003

745

481

945

1,280

2,708

671

7,404

1,151

15,385

Q4 2003

756

486

956

1,311

2,717

676

7,431

1,150

15,483

Q1 2004

760

489

980

1,338

2,748

683

7,430

1,156

15,583

Q2 2004

765

480

986

1,353

2,766

698

7,517

1,148

15,714

Q3 2004

777

474

988

1,358

2,771

692

7,527

1,154

15,741

Q4 2004

795

478

987

1,373

2,785

705

7,615

1,169

15,908

Q1 2005

832

480

996

1,354

2,803

702

7,668

1,166

16,001

Q2 2005

824

481

1,005

1,382

2,793

710

7,679

1,163

16,036

Q3 2005

830

477

1,001

1,372

2,808

709

7,703

1,164

16,063

Q4 2005

827

496

1,022

1,368

2,823

704

7,769

1,155

16,164

Q1 2006

883

505

1,037

1,352

2,818

699

7,767

1,159

16,221

Q2 2006

883

497

1,041

1,351

2,813

698

7,788

1,156

16,226

Q3 2006

865

500

1,036

1,407

2,791

716

7,770

1,175

16,261

Q4 2006

865

496

1,035

1,400

2,783

697

7,782

1,173

16,230

Q1 2007

828

497

1,059

1,374

2,793

707

7,822

1,154

16,234

Q2 2007

825

496

1,057

1,410

2,799

707

7,804

1,167

16,265

Q3 2007

826

499

1,064

1,418

2,809

719

7,800

1,172

16,306

Q4 2007

815

502

1,059

1,440

2,829

713

7,735

1,174

16,267

Q1 2008

832

510

1,061

1,470

2,836

724

7,619

1,169

16,221

Q2 2008

836

516

1,058

1,466

2,868

732

7,687

1,175

16,339

Q3 2008

852

518

1,063

1,473

2,869

742

7,824

1,185

16,526

Q4 2008

836

517

1,066

1,483

2,891

747

7,955

1,180

16,675

Q1 2009

842

519

1,074

1,513

2,928

772

8,204

1,197

17,048

1. All figures are expressed in terms of full-time equivalent ( FTE) police officers, rounded to the nearest whole number.
2. Figures include all police officers employed by the force, including those on SPC training, secondment, central service, long-term sick leave and maternity/adoption leave, but excluding those on career breaks.
3. Figures are as at the end of the respective quarter - Q1 = 31 March, Q2 = 30 June, Q3 = 30 September and Q4 = 31 December.
4. Full-time equivalent figures have only been available from September 2003.
5. Scotland totals may not equal the sum of the parts due to rounding.

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