Police: Croydon
Home Department
Malcolm Wicks (Croydon North, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were serving in Croydon at the end of January (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
Nick Herbert (Minister of State, Justice; Arundel and South Downs, Conservative)
Police personnel data are collected on a financial year cycle. The latest available data shows the number of police officers serving in Croydon as at
| Police officer strength in Croydon (1) | |
| Number | |
| 31 March 2010 | 755 |
| 31 March 2011 | 736 |
| (1) These figures are based on full-time equivalents that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures include those officers on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. | |