Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland, 31 March 2012

Statistics on numbers of police officers employed by Scottish police forces. Figures broken down by police force and deployment.


Table 2: Number of Police Officers (FTE1) in Scotland by Police Force, 2006 - 2012

Quarter2 Central Scotland Police Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Fife Constabulary Grampian Police Lothian and Borders Police Northern Constabulary Strathclyde Police Tayside Police Scotland3
Q1 2006 826 505 1,037 1,352 2,818 699 7,767 1,159 16,164
Q2 2006 825 497 1,041 1,351 2,813 698 7,788 1,156 16,168
Q3 2006 821 500 1,036 1,407 2,791 716 7,770 1,175 16,217
Q4 2006 821 496 1,035 1,400 2,783 697 7,782 1,173 16,186
Q1 2007 828 497 1,059 1,374 2,793 707 7,822 1,154 16,234
Q2 2007 825 496 1,057 1,410 2,799 707 7,804 1,167 16,265
Q3 2007 826 499 1,064 1,418 2,809 719 7,800 1,172 16,306
Q4 2007 815 502 1,059 1,440 2,829 713 7,735 1,174 16,267
Q1 2008 833 510 1,061 1,470 2,836 724 7,619 1,169 16,222
Q2 2008 836 516 1,058 1,466 2,868 732 7,687 1,175 16,339
Q3 2008 852 518 1,063 1,473 2,869 742 7,824 1,185 16,526
Q4 2008 836 517 1,066 1,483 2,891 747 7,955 1,180 16,675
Q1 2009 842 519 1,074 1,513 2,928 772 8,204 1,197 17,048
Q2 2009 840 517 1,078 1,532 2,954 777 8,390 1,191 17,278
Q3 2009 820 519 1,074 1,549 2,961 784 8,303 1,208 17,217
Q4 2009 834 513 1,071 1,545 2,979 793 8,331 1,208 17,273
Q1 2010 865 508 1,077 1,550 3,009 798 8,391 1,210 17,409
Q2 2010 853 511 1,082 1,557 3,007 785 8,410 1,220 17,424
Q3 2010 846 507 1,082 1,546 2,990 792 8,382 1,225 17,371
Q4 2010 832 503 1,070 1,519 2,953 787 8,337 1,217 17,217
Q1 2011 871 503 1,107 1,516 2,959 782 8,290 1,236 17,263
Q2 2011 875 508 1,112 1,493 2,926 777 8,417 1,230 17,339
Q3 2011 872 507 1,105 1,468 2,912 777 8,404 1,219 17,265
Q4 2011 875 511 1,105 1,468 2,970 768 8,411 1,236 17,343
Q1 2012 872 512 1,104 1,485 3,000 777 8,447 1,238 17,436

1. All figures are expressed in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers, rounded to the nearest whole number.
2. Figures are as the end of the respective quarter: Q1 - 31 March, Q2 - 30 June, Q3 - 30 September, Q4 - 31 December.
3. Scotland totals may not equal the sum of their parts due to rounding.

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