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The police service in the United Kingdom


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Table of contents
- 1. Key figures
Largest police forces by officer numbers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
Number of police officers in England and Wales 2010-2018
Number of police officers in England and Wales 2018, by region
Number of police officers in England and Wales 2018, by gender and rank
- 2. Police Numbers
Number of police staff in England and Wales 2010-2018
Police workforce employment size in Scotland from Q1 2014 - Q1 2017
Number of police staff in England and Wales, by region 2018
Number of officers in the London Metropolitan Police 2010-2017
Frontline officer strength of the London Metropolitan Police 2010 to 2017
Police community support officers (PCSOs )in England and Wales 2003-2017
Number of PCSOs in England and Wales 2018, by region
Number of special constables in England and Wales 2010-2018
Number of special constables in England and Wales 2018, by region
Police officers in England and Wales 2016, by gender and rank
- 3. Crime Figures
UK crime: police recorded crimes in England and Wales 2002-2018
Scotland: police recorded crime incidents 2005-2018
Number of police recorded crimes in Northern Ireland 2002-2018
Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales 2002-2018
Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland 2007-2018
Crime rate in England and Wales 2018, by region
Police recorded homicide offences in England and Wales 2002-2018
Robbery offences in England and Wales 2002-2018
UK crime: Possession of drugs offences in England and Wales 2004-2018
UK crime: Police recorded rape offences in England and Wales 2002-2018
- 4. Police Funding
Expenditure on police services United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2018
Public order and safety spending breakdown of the United Kingdom (UK) 2017/18
London Police: total budget of MOPAC 2012-2018
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- Prisons in England and WalesPrisons in England and Wales
- Police resources in CanadaPolice resources in Canada
- Crime in the United Kingdom (UK)Crime in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Schools and education in England and the UKSchools and education in England and the UK
- Public Perceptions of Policing in England and Wales 2017Public Perceptions of Policing in England and Wales 2017
- Emergency services in the United Kingdom (UK)Emergency services in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Crime in London (UK)Crime in London (UK)
- Homelessness in England (UK)Homelessness in England (UK)
- Conceptions in England and Wales 2015
Conceptions in England and Wales 2015
- Security sector in the NetherlandsSecurity sector in the Netherlands
- Children in care in England (UK)Children in care in England (UK)
- England's social housing 2017England's social housing 2017
- ONS Deaths Registered in England and Wales in 2015
ONS Deaths Registered in England and Wales in 2015
- Deaths related to drug misuse in England and Wales, 2013-2015
Deaths related to drug misuse in England and Wales, 2013-2015
- Excess winter mortality in England and Wales, 2015/16
Excess winter mortality in England and Wales, 2015/16
- Relazione annuale Direzione Centrale per i Servizi Antidroga 2017Relazione annuale Direzione Centrale per i Servizi Antidroga 2017
- Corruption in ItalyCorruption in Italy
- Hate crime in the United KingdomHate crime in the United Kingdom
- Racism and prejudice in ItalyRacism and prejudice in Italy
- Report on crime reported by police in Canada in 2015Report on crime reported by police in Canada in 2015
- Report on sport for school pupils years 3 to 11 in WalesReport on sport for school pupils years 3 to 11 in Wales
- Christianity in Great Britain (UK)Christianity in Great Britain (UK)
- Poverty and economic hardship in the United Kingdom (UK)Poverty and economic hardship in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Racism in the United Kingdom (UK)Racism in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Annual report on explosives in the United States in 2016Annual report on explosives in the United States in 2016
- Emergency services in the United Kingdom (UK)Emergency services in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Crime in ScotlandCrime in Scotland
- Corruption in ItalyCorruption in Italy
- Police drug seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2006-2018Police drug seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2006-2018
- Police drug seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2018 by regionPolice drug seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2018 by region
- Police class C drug seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2006 to 2018Police class C drug seizures in England and Wales (UK) 2006 to 2018
- Number of police officers in England and Wales 2018, by gender and rankNumber of police officers in England and Wales 2018, by gender and rank
- Number of police officers in England and Wales 2010-2018Number of police officers in England and Wales 2010-2018
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