Number of public sector employees in the police UK 2000-2024

Published by D. Clark, Dec 18, 2024

The police workforce of the United Kingdom has fluctuated significantly recently, reaching a peak of 282,000 workers in the third quarter of 2009, before falling to 245,000 workers by 2017. There has been a recent uptick in the number of people working for the police since 2017, with the police workforce in the most recent quarter reaching 282,000.

Number of public sector employees in the police forces (including civilians) in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

December 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 1999 to Q2 2024

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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