There were 7,806 police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales in 2023, a decrease on the previous year when there were 8,750. During the provided time period, the number of community police officers in England and Wales peaked in 2010, when there were 16,918.
Number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023
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Key figures
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Police Numbers
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- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 1979-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of police officers in Scotland 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorities in England and Wales 2005-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of police community support officers in England and Wales 2003-2023
Arrests
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- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2023, by police force
- Basic Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2023, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2023, 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 2006-2023, by gender
Stop and Search
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- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2012-2023, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2023, by police force
- Premium Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2012-2023
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2010-2023, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2023, by police force
Crime Figures
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- Premium Statistic UK crime rate by country 2002-2023
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK in 2022/23 by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2003-2022, by jurisdiction
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2022/23, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2002-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of crime offences in Northern Ireland 2002-2023
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- Survey on trust in the police in Sweden 2016
- Share of adults who think the police are held accountable for misconduct U.S. 2020
- Adults who think police are held accountable for misconduct by race U.S. 2020
- Adults who think police are held accountable for misconduct by party U.S. 2020
- Suicides following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
- Number of fatalities following police contact England and Wales 2010-2023
- Share of adults in favor of defunding police departments by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Survey on trust in the police in Sweden 2016, by age
- Road deaths involving police pursuit in England and Wales from 2005 to 2020
- Survey on trust in the police in Sweden 2016, by gender
- Fatalities related to police custody in England and Wales 2004 to 2029
- Share of people thinking the police is effective in France 2019, by occupation
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- Suicides following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (July 26, 2023). Number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382512/number-of-police-community-support-officers-in-england-and-wales-yearly/
GOV.UK, und UK Home Office. "Number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382512/number-of-police-community-support-officers-in-england-and-wales-yearly/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2023). Number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382512/number-of-police-community-support-officers-in-england-and-wales-yearly/
GOV.UK, and UK Home Office. "Number of Police Community Support Officers (Pcsos) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382512/number-of-police-community-support-officers-in-england-and-wales-yearly/
GOV.UK & UK Home Office, Number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382512/number-of-police-community-support-officers-in-england-and-wales-yearly/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Number of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales from 2003 to 2023 [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382512/number-of-police-community-support-officers-in-england-and-wales-yearly/