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Police officer numbers at nine-year low

Posted 26 July 2012 · Add Comment

BBC News has reported that police officer numbers in England and Wales have reached their lowest level in nine years, according to the Home Office.

Full-time equivalent officers in the 43 forces stood at 134,101 at the end of March - a fall of 5,009 officers (3.6%) compared to March 2011.

Home office figures showed that Derbyshire (10%) and Warwickshire (8.2%) had seen the biggest percentage drops, while Surrey saw a 4.7% rise.

The overall number of community support officers fell 9% to 14,393.

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