As of 2024, 62.5 percent of police constables in England and Wales were males, compared with 35.4 percent who were female. Higher up in the police ranks, the share of females is lower, with 72 percent of police sergeants and 72.5 percent of inspectors being men. The highest rank of Chief Officer has a distribution of 71.4 percent male Chief Officers and 28.6 percent female Chief Officers.
Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2024, by gender
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (July 24, 2024). Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 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 2024, by gender." Chart. July 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2024). Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 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 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2024, 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 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales in 2024, by gender [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, July 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382525/share-of-police-officers-in-england-and-wales-gender-rank/
