[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. | More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. | These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |