Home Department written question – answered at on 10 January 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road traffic police officers there were in 1996; and how many there are now.
holding answer
Available information for 1996 to 2003–04 (latest available) is in the table. The information has been provided by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, whose definition of traffic officer changed in 1999.
It should be noted that numbers alone do not adequately reflect the attention given to road policing. The adoption of an intelligence-led approach, the integration of this work with other core activities, the increased use of cameras and other technology, and the more effective use of police resources can lead to a reduction in dedicated traffic officers without a reduction in traffic-related targets or enforcement levels.
Operational traffic officers | Operational support traffic officers | Organisational support traffic officers | Total traffic officers | |
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1996–97 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9201 |
1997–98 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8986 |
1998–99 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8789 |
1999–2000 | 7929 | 542 | 19 | 8490 |
2000–01 | 7589 | 569 | 39 | 8196 |
2001–02 | 7330 | 557 | 34 | 7922 |
2002–03 | 6221 | 841 | 376 | 7438 |
2003–04 | 6276 | 941 | 419 | 7636 |
Notes:
1. Traffic—operational—staff who are predominantly employed on motor-cycles or in patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties. This does not include officers employed in accident investigation, vehicle examination and radar duties.
2. Traffic—operational support—staff who are predominantly employed to support the traffic function of the force including radar, accident investigation, vehicle examination and traffic administration. Include officers working with hazardous chemicals.
3. Traffic—organisational support—administrative staff predominantly serving the internal needs of the traffic function of the force.
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