As of 202, 63.2 percent of police constables in England and Wales were males, compared with 36.8 percent who were female. Higher up in the police ranks, the share of females is lower, with around a quarter of police sergeants and inspectors being female. The highest rank of Chief Officer has a distribution of 70 percent male Chief Officers and 30 percent female Chief Officers.
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (July 26, 2023). Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/
GOV.UK, und UK Home Office. "Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2023, by gender." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2023). Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/
GOV.UK, and UK Home Office. "Distribution of Police Ranks in England and Wales in 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/
GOV.UK & UK Home Office, Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2023, by gender [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/