FOI 370404
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 370404
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 5th November 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
Could you please provide a breakdown of the numbers of police officers and staff that were employed by West Mercia Police across 2 dates?
1 on 1st September 2019
2 on 1st September 2024.
Please show the number of police officers in terms of numbers in each rank from Constable to Chief Constable.
Grades not required for Police Staff but please identify the highest grade member of Police Staff role (title)
Please show an overall breakdown of officers and staff by:
Gender
Ethnicity
REQUEST 2:
Please could you provide me with the number of staff employed by the Police & Crime Commissioner's Office on the following 2 dates:
1 on 1st September 2019
2 on 1st September 2024
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested
Request 1
Number’s by rank
|
Emp Type |
Strength Rank |
2019 |
2024 |
|
Police Officer |
ACPO |
4 |
4 |
|
Ch Supt |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Supt |
17 |
18 |
|
|
Ch Insp |
31 |
35 |
|
|
Insp |
111 |
109 |
|
|
Sgt |
324 |
378 |
|
|
Con |
1606 |
1963 |
|
|
Police Officer Total |
2097 |
2511 |
|
|
Police Staff |
COMMAND |
2 |
1 |
|
F AND ABOVE |
392 |
533 |
|
|
C TO E |
1365 |
1333 |
|
|
A TO B |
216 |
179 |
|
|
Agency |
1 |
||
|
Intern |
2 |
||
|
Contractor |
7 |
9 |
|
|
Police Staff Total |
1985 |
2055 |
|
|
Grand Total |
4082 |
4566 |
|
Ethnicity
|
2019 |
2024 |
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|
Emp Type |
BAME |
Not Stated |
White |
Grand Total |
BAME |
Not Stated |
White |
Grand Total |
|
Police Officer Total |
53 |
15 |
2029 |
2097 |
82 |
28 |
2401 |
2511 |
|
Police Staff Total |
52 |
101 |
1832 |
1985 |
74 |
67 |
1914 |
2055 |
|
Grand Total |
105 |
116 |
3861 |
4082 |
156 |
95 |
4315 |
4566 |
Gender
|
2019 |
2024 |
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|
Emp Type |
Female |
Male |
Grand Total |
Female |
Male |
Grand Total |
|
Police Officer Total |
659 |
1438 |
2097 |
937 |
1574 |
2511 |
|
Police Staff Total |
1250 |
735 |
1985 |
1289 |
766 |
2055 |
|
Grand Total |
1909 |
2173 |
4082 |
2226 |
2340 |
4566 |
Request 2
|
2019 |
2024 |
|
|
Police Crime Commissioner |
93 |
137 |
|
Grand Total |
93 |
137 |
I have on this occasion provided the numbers for the PCC if you require further breakdown please send you your request to [email protected]