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This page contains details of Police officer, staff and PCSO numbers
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MPS Police officer, staff and PCSO numbers
The below table provides a rolling monthly total for police officer, staff and PCSO numbers by location within the MPS. Total annual figures since 2007 are also available.
As end of October 2011
| (B)OCU | Officers | MSC | Staff | PCSO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking & Dagenham | 436.55 | 121.00 | 79.56 | 90.92 |
| Barnet | 553.98 | 175.00 | 87.04 | 145.21 |
| Bexley | 386.62 | 95.00 | 84.40 | 102.24 |
| Brent | 664.28 | 151.00 | 105.75 | 106.10 |
| Bromley | 492.73 | 125.00 | 78.21 | 152.19 |
| Camden | 796.33 | 275.00 | 140.31 | 120.34 |
| Croydon | 694.45 | 224.00 | 120.53 | 139.64 |
| Ealing | 697.56 | 185.00 | 107.34 | 131.83 |
| Enfield | 560.04 | 155.00 | 75.73 | 147.45 |
| Greenwich | 630.95 | 213.00 | 77.05 | 104.40 |
| Hackney | 733.17 | 128.00 | 114.01 | 99.85 |
| Hammersmith & Fulham | 567.19 | 159.00 | 69.21 | 91.86 |
| Haringey | 689.48 | 137.00 | 89.56 | 91.15 |
| Harrow | 364.93 | 151.00 | 63.85 | 98.61 |
| Havering | 381.36 | 140.00 | 41.31 | 107.70 |
| Hillingdon | 515.77 | 114.00 | 56.99 | 99.19 |
| Hounslow | 494.71 | 128.00 | 71.90 | 89.92 |
| Islington | 679.85 | 154.00 | 47.10 | 99.58 |
| Kensington & Chelsea | 537.96 | 183.00 | 90.65 | 145.07 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 303.45 | 94.00 | 49.45 | 72.52 |
| Lambeth | 948.85 | 128.00 | 163.84 | 140.43 |
| Lewisham | 634.46 | 142.00 | 111.30 | 108.44 |
| Merton | 372.36 | 94.00 | 42.77 | 83.00 |
| Newham | 779.83 | 174.00 | 112.72 | 120.30 |
| Redbridge | 468.80 | 136.00 | 67.68 | 103.84 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 298.42 | 113.00 | 54.50 | 86.14 |
| Southwark | 852.39 | 132.00 | 144.17 | 122.77 |
| Sutton | 340.35 | 123.00 | 66.32 | 73.23 |
| Tower Hamlets | 745.63 | 144.00 | 117.83 | 108.00 |
| Waltham Forest | 546.84 | 103.00 | 101.13 | 101.42 |
| Wandsworth | 589.19 | 120.00 | 77.15 | 105.66 |
| Westminster | 1,470.70 | 457.00 | 268.87 | 278.45 |
| Borough Total | 19,229.15 | 4,973.00 | 2,978.23 | 3,667.45 |
| Recruits | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| TP Non borough units | 701.97 | 353.00 | 1989.09 | 0.00 |
| Central Operations (CO) | 2,750.62 | 31.00 | 885.68 | 0.00 |
| Specialist Operations (SO) | 3,531.83 | 41.00 | 1,177.13 | 40.77 |
| Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) | 3,891.84 | 33.00 | 2,760.84 | 0.00 |
| Human Resources (HR) | 366.80 | 0.00 | 1,758.79 | 4.00 |
| Deputy Commissioner's Portfolio | 360.23 | 0.00 | 378.21 | 0.00 |
| Directorate of Information (DoI) | 33.00 | 0.00 | 699.57 | 0.00 |
| Resources | 1.00 | 0.00 | 596.56 | 0.00 |
| HRSU (secondments) | 73.83 | 0.00 | 29.85 | 0.00 |
| Royal Parks OCU | 106.43 | 27.00 | 6.89 | 0.00 |
| STC - Safer Transport Command | 425.64 | 21.00 | 91.08 | 119.71 |
| MPS total | 31,478.33 | 5,479.00 | 13,350.92 | 3,831.93 |
Notes
- Strength - this refers to the number of people employed by the MPS at a particular point in time and is shown in the above table by location
- Numbers represent Full Time Equivalent strength, showing the percentage of full time hours staff are available to work (based on a working week)
- Metropolitan Special Constables (MSC) are counted by a total number headcount and not included in the MPS Police officer total
- Territorial Policing (TP) non borough figures include central MPS units/commands that work on TP issues. This includes training, performance resources and call handling.
- Royal Parks OCU and STC – Safer Transport Command are presented separately for all staff and officers. These had previously been included in TP Non-Borough figures.
- HRSU (secondments) relate to officers and staff seconded outside of the MPS.
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