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Publication - Statistics

Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: February 2026

Published
26 February 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, +4 more … Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Lord Advocate, Chief Statistician, Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate, +2 more … Justice Directorate, Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies

This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities areas. It is updated with the most recently published statistics.

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Supporting documents

Statistics on policing

* New *   There were 16,416 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 31 December 2025. This was 182 (+1.1%) more officers compared to the position on 31 March 2007, and 91 (-0.6%) more than on 31 December 2024.

Chart 5: Number of police officers (FTE) - Quarter 1 2006 to Quarter 4 2025

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