– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 18 December 2006.
Question S2W-30172
To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact has been of a reduction in policing levels over the last 10 years in the Ayrshire village of West Kilbride, from one sergeant and five constables to one community police officer, on the service provided to the community by Strathclyde Police and, in particular, what the impact has been on clear-up rates for vandalism and drug-related crime in the area and what action the Executive will take to reassure the West Kilbride population that they are protected by the police.
Operational policing is a matter for individual Chief Constables. Strathclyde Police was allocated in the region of £496 million, out of a total police budget of almost £1.1 billion for 2006-07. In the last five years alone funding for Strathclyde Police has increased by £125.4 million and the number of police officers has risen by 472 with support staff rising by 895.
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