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Territorial police force Essex Police: County of Essex and unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock: 3,678 [1] £320.2 [2] 3,670: 1969 East of England: England and Wales: Territorial police force Gloucestershire Constabulary: County of Gloucestershire: 1,279 [1] £126.9 [2] 3,150: 1839 South West England: England and Wales ...
[nb 1] Most law enforcement duties are carried out by police constables of a territorial police force. As of 2021, there were 39 territorial police forces in England, 4 in Wales, one in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland. [1] Each is responsible for most law enforcement and crime reduction in its police area.
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 refers to these as 'special police forces', not including the NCA which is not a police force. In addition, there are non-police law enforcement agencies, whose officers are not police officers, but still enforce laws, and other bodies with solely investigatory powers.
The following list compares the size of police forces and police per head. In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1]
List of UK police forces – Police.uk This page was last edited on 21 October 2024, at 15:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The watchdog said there are now six police forces in its Engage phase of monitoring – also referred to as special measures. The forces are the Met, Greater Manchester, Cleveland, Gloucestershire ...
In the five months since 1 February there were 6,392 attacks recorded by police in England and Wales, up from 5,888 in the same period in 2023. The data came from 27 police forces which responded ...
The main geographical area covered by the Met, the Metropolitan Police District, consists of the 32 London boroughs, [13] and excludes the square mile of the City of London – a largely non-residential and financial district, overseen by the City of London Police. As the force responsible for the majority of UK's capital, the Met has ...