List of police forces in the United Kingdom

This is a list of the Police forces in the United Kingdom.

 Countries 

Police Officer numbers in England and Wales are at their highest ever levels.

 England 
right
 Avon and Somerset Constabulary
 Bedfordshire Police
 Cambridgeshire Constabulary
 Cheshire Constabulary
 City of London Police (not shown)
 Cleveland Police
 Cumbria Constabulary
 Derbyshire Constabulary
 Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
 Dorset Police
 Durham Constabulary
 Essex Police
 Gloucestershire Constabulary
 Greater Manchester Police
 Hampshire Constabulary
 Hertfordshire Constabulary
 Humberside Police
 Kent Police
 Lancashire Constabulary
 Leicestershire Constabulary<li> Lincolnshire Police
<li> Merseyside Police
<li> Metropolitan Police
<li> Norfolk Constabulary
<li> Northamptonshire Police
<li> Northumbria Police
<li> North Yorkshire Police
<li> Nottinghamshire Police
<li> South Yorkshire Police
<li> Staffordshire Police*
<li> Suffolk Constabulary
<li> Surrey Police
<li> Sussex Police
<li> Thames Valley Police
<li> Warwickshire Police
<li> West Mercia Constabulary*
<li> West Midlands Police*
<li> West Yorkshire Police
<li> Wiltshire Constabulary
* Note: Staffordshire, West Mercia and West Midlands participate in a partnership called the Central Motorway Police Group

In September 2006 police numbers in England were:
 Police officers: 133,775
 Police Community Support Officers: 8,133
 Other staff: 70,818

 Wales 
 Dyfed-Powys Police (Heddlu Dyfed Powys)
 Gwent Police (Heddlu Gwent)
 North Wales Police (Heddlu Gogledd Cymru)
 South Wales Police (Heddlu De Cymru)

In September 2006 police numbers in Wales were:
 Police officers: 7,579
 Police Community Support Officers: 384
 Other staff: 3,767

 Scotland 
Most areas of Policing in Scotland are done by the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament, but some rights remain with the Scottish Office in the UK Government. These areas include national security, terrorism, firearms and drugs.

As of 1 April 2013, Policing in Scotland is the responsibility of the Police Service of Scotland.

In June 2004, police numbers in Scotland were 15,714. By the end of June 2012, police numbers had risen to 17,373. This shows a 10.56% increase in police numbers over this 8 year period.Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland

 Northern Ireland 

The Royal Ulster Constabulary was formed in 1922 to police the new Northern Ireland. It was renamed in 2001 following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 undertaken by the Patten Commission.

In Northern Ireland, police powers have not been transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive as they have been in Scotland, instead they remain with the Northern Ireland Office in the UK Government.

Police Service of Northern Ireland

In April 2007 police numbers in Northern Ireland were:
Police officers: 7,244
Part time police officers: 888
Other staff: 2,701

The Police Service of Northern Ireland does not employ Police Community Support Officers.

References

Further reading
 Helen Gough, Police and Constabulary Almanac (Police & Constabulary Almanac), Shaw & Sons (21 Feb 2007), 500 pages,   

Other websites
 Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales & N.Ireland 
 Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
 Police Federation of England & Wales 
 Scottish Police Federation
 Scottish Police Forces Website 
 The UK Police Service - Forces 

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