What the ratio is of police constables to population in each force area.

The estimated numberof police constables and promoted police officers per 100,000 population, andthe percentage of police officers who are police constables is shown, as at 31 March 2007, for each force in the following table.
Police Force
| Police Constables per 100,000 Population
(Whole-Time Equivalent)
| Promoted Police Officers per 100,000 Population
(Whole-Time Equivalent)
| Percentage of Police Officers of Promoted Ranks

Central Scotland Police
| 209
| 80
| 27.7%

Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
| 249
| 87
| 25.9%

Fife Constabulary
| 225
| 70
| 23.8%

Grampian Police
| 189
| 70
| 27.1%

Lothian and Borders Police
| 234
| 72
| 23.5%

Northern Constabulary
| 187
| 62
| 25.0%

Strathclyde Police
| 273
| 82
| 23.1%

Tayside Police
| 232
| 62
| 21.2%

Scotland
| 242
| 76
| 23.8%

Source:Police Quarterly Strength Returns to the Scottish Government, and AnnualStatistical Returns to HMIC.