Home Office written question – answered at on 19 February 2015.
Lord Bradshaw
Liberal Democrat
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers are dedicated to traffic policing; and how has this changed in the last 10 years.
Lord Bates
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
The table provided shows the total number and proportion of full-time equivalent police officers within the traffic function in England and Wales, as at 31 March 2005 to 31 March 2014.
Number | |
Total | |
2005 | 7,104 |
2006 | 6,511 |
2007 | 6,412 |
2008 | 6,299 |
2009 | 5,712 |
2010 | 5,635 |
2011 | 5,329 |
2012 | 4,868 |
2013 | 4,675 |
2014 | 4,356 |
Proportion of total police officers (%) | |
Total | |
2005 | 5.0 |
2006 | 4.6 |
2007 | 4.5 |
2008 | 4.4 |
2009 | 4.0 |
2010 | 3.9 |
2011 | 3.8 |
2012 | 3.6 |
2013 | 3.6 |
2014 | 3.4 |
1. This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been presented to the nearest whole number.
2. Traffic function includes staff who are predominantly employed on motor-cycles or in patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties. This includes officers employed in accident investigation, vehicle examination,radar duties and those working with hazardous chemicals.
3. Staff with multiple responsibilities (or designations) are recorded under their primary role or function. This may explain some variability between years.
4. Figures have been confirmed by all police forces after collection and before publication each year.
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