There were 33,741 police officers in London as of 2022, the most of any region of England and Wales. In the same year, North East England had 6,059 officers, the fewest of any region.
Number of police officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by region
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Statistics on The police service in the United Kingdom
Key figures
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Police Numbers
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- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 1979-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of police officers in Scotland 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorites in England and Wales 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police community support officers in England and Wales 2003-2022
Arrests
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- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2022, by offence
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2022, by gender
Stop and Search
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- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2012-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2010-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
Crime Figures
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- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK by country 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK in 2021/22 by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2003-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2021/22, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of crimes offences in Northern Ireland 2002-2022
Further related statistics
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- Number of police officers in Sweden 2021, by age group
- Number of police officers in Poland 2008-2021
- Number of police killings in selected countries, 2011 and 2014
- U.S. expenditure on police protection 2020, by state
- Share of adults who have a positive view of police by community type U.S. 2019
- Share of police officer strength in India by state 2012-2016
- Percentage of fatal shootings by police in the U.S., from Jan.-Oct. 2015, by reason
- Suicides following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
- Average strength of police forces in India by states 2012-2016
- Survey on trust in the police in Sweden 2016, by gender
- Fatalities related to police custody in England and Wales 2004 to 2029
- Approval of the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk"-strategy
- UK Survey: Trust in senior police officers in Great Britain (GB) 2013
- People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2023, by race
- Support for the protesters responding to George Floyd's death by ideology U.S. 2020
- Perception of the National Police in France 2019
- People shot to death by U.S. police 2015, by state
- Share of support for police reform proposals by party U.S. 2020
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Statistics
- Number of police officers in Sweden 2021, by age group
- Number of police officers in Poland 2008-2021
- Number of police killings in selected countries, 2011 and 2014
- U.S. expenditure on police protection 2020, by state
- Share of adults who have a positive view of police by community type U.S. 2019
- Share of police officer strength in India by state 2012-2016
- Percentage of fatal shootings by police in the U.S., from Jan.-Oct. 2015, by reason
- Suicides following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
- Average strength of police forces in India by states 2012-2016
- Survey on trust in the police in Sweden 2016, by gender
- Fatalities related to police custody in England and Wales 2004 to 2029
- Approval of the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk"-strategy
- UK Survey: Trust in senior police officers in Great Britain (GB) 2013
- People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2023, by race
- Support for the protesters responding to George Floyd's death by ideology U.S. 2020
- Perception of the National Police in France 2019
- People shot to death by U.S. police 2015, by state
- Share of support for police reform proposals by party U.S. 2020
UK Home Office. (July 27, 2022). Number of police officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303940/number-of-police-staff-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
UK Home Office. "Number of police officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by region." Chart. July 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303940/number-of-police-staff-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
UK Home Office. (2022). Number of police officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303940/number-of-police-staff-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
UK Home Office. "Number of Police Officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303940/number-of-police-staff-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
UK Home Office, Number of police officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303940/number-of-police-staff-in-england-and-wales-by-region/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of police officers in England and Wales in 2021/22, by region [Graph], UK Home Office, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303940/number-of-police-staff-in-england-and-wales-by-region/