Data on the number of police officers in England and Wales as of September 2020 shows that on this date there were over 34 thousand police officers in London, the most of any Police force area, followed by the North West of England which had approximately 17 thousand officers.
Number of police officers in England and Wales as at September 30, 2020, by police force area
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GOV.UK. (January 28, 2021). Number of police officers in England and Wales as at September 30, 2020, by police force area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303918/number-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
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GOV.UK. (2021). Number of police officers in England and Wales as at September 30, 2020, by police force area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303918/number-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
GOV.UK. "Number of Police Officers in England and Wales as at September 30, 2020, by Police Force Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303918/number-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-by-region/
GOV.UK, Number of police officers in England and Wales as at September 30, 2020, by police force area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303918/number-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-by-region/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of police officers in England and Wales as at September 30, 2020, by police force area [Graph], GOV.UK, January 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303918/number-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-by-region/