In 2023, approximately 8.4 percent of police officers in England and Wales were from ethnic minority backgrounds, compared with 8.1 percent in the previous year, and just 3.5 percent in 2005.
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (July 26, 2023). Proportion of police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales from 2005 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378147/ethnic-minorities-in-the-police-force-of-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Home Office. "Proportion of police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales from 2005 to 2023." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378147/ethnic-minorities-in-the-police-force-of-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2023). Proportion of police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales from 2005 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378147/ethnic-minorities-in-the-police-force-of-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Home Office. "Proportion of Police Officers from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds in England and Wales from 2005 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378147/ethnic-minorities-in-the-police-force-of-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Home Office, Proportion of police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales from 2005 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378147/ethnic-minorities-in-the-police-force-of-england-and-wales-uk/ (last visited September 18, 2024)
Proportion of police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales from 2005 to 2023 [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/378147/ethnic-minorities-in-the-police-force-of-england-and-wales-uk/
