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Publication - Statistics

Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: May 2026

Published
28 May 2026
From
Chief Statistician, +1 more … 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 every month.

Part of

Supporting documents

Statistics on policing

* New * There were 16,430 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 31 March 2026. This was 196 (+1.2%) more officers compared to the position on 31 March 2007, but 123 (-0.7%) fewer than on 31 March 2025.

Chart 5: Number of police officers (FTE) - Quarter 1 2006 to Quarter 1 2026

Quarterly number of police officers (full-time equivalent), Quarter 1 2006 to Quarter 1 2026.

Contact

JAS_Analysts@gov.scot

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