Commenting on the Police workforce statistics released by the Home Office today, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said:
“These figures show the clear need for a fairer funding deal for the West Midlands. Record cuts mean that we have 300 fewer officers than last year. West Midlands Police Officers are a credit to the region, and the people of the West Midlands are being let down by a funding formula that punishes us harder here, than almost anywhere else in the country.”
Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014: data tables
Police force area, English region and Wales |
As at: |
Change in 12 months |
Change in 6 months |
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Sep-13 |
Mar-14 |
Sep-14 |
number |
% |
number |
% |
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West Midlands |
7,455 |
7,288 |
7,155 |
-300 |
-4.0 |
-133 |
-1.8 |