What the ratio is of all police officers to population in (a) the Northern Constabulary area and (b) all other force areas.

Answered Asked by Peter Peacock Lab Lodged 4 Dec 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio is of all police officers to population in (a) the Northern Constabulary area and (b) all other force areas.

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 Dec 2007 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

The total numberof police officers, and the number of officers per 100,000 population for eachforce, as at 31 March 2007, is shown in the following table.
Police Force
| Total Number of Police Officers (Whole-Time Equivalent)
| Total Police Officers per 100,000 population

Central Scotland Police
| 828
| 289

Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
| 497
| 336

Fife Constabulary
| 1,059
| 295

Grampian Police
| 1,374
| 259

Lothian and Borders Police
| 2,793
| 306

Northern Constabulary
| 707
| 250

Strathclyde Police
| 7,822
| 354

Tayside Police
| 1,154
| 295

Scotland
| 16,234
| 317

Source:Police Quarterly Strength Returns to the Scottish Government.

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