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FOI 325811

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 325811

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 15th April 2024. Please find below the response to your request:

 

I would like to ask the following:

 

  1. The total number of police officers who were in employment at your force in May 2010;
  2. As of 06.04.24, what is the total number of police officers in current employment by your force;
  3. The total number of PCSOs who were in employment at your force in May 2010;
  4. As of 06.04.24, how many PCSOs were employed by your force;
  5. Finally, if the data is available and it does not exceed the cost threshold, please could you provide an estimation of how many people your force served in 2010, and, by contrast, how many it serves in 2024?

 

 

Reply

 

  1. The total number of police officers who were in employment at your force in May 2010;

 

2424 (Caveat: taken from the April 2010 data)

 

  1. As of 06.04.24, what is the total number of police officers in current employment by your force;

 

2513

 

  1. The total number of PCSOs who were in employment at your force in May 2010;

 

282 (Caveat: taken from the April 2010 data)

 

  1. As of 06.04.24, how many PCSOs were employed by your force;

 

195 (Caveat: taken from the April 2010 data)

 

  1. Finally, if the data is available and it does not exceed the cost threshold, please could you provide an estimation of how many people your force served in 2010, and, by contrast, how many it serves in 2024?

 

No information held. West Mercia Police do not hold this data. However, you may find the following website helpful: Census - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)