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Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland, 31 March 2012
Statistics on numbers of police officers employed by Scottish police forces. Figures broken down by police force and deployment.
Table 2: Number of Police Officers (FTE1) in Scotland by Police Force, 2006 - 2012
| Quarter2 | Central Scotland Police | Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary | Fife Constabulary | Grampian Police | Lothian and Borders Police | Northern Constabulary | Strathclyde Police | Tayside Police | Scotland3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2006 | 826 | 505 | 1,037 | 1,352 | 2,818 | 699 | 7,767 | 1,159 | 16,164 |
| Q2 2006 | 825 | 497 | 1,041 | 1,351 | 2,813 | 698 | 7,788 | 1,156 | 16,168 |
| Q3 2006 | 821 | 500 | 1,036 | 1,407 | 2,791 | 716 | 7,770 | 1,175 | 16,217 |
| Q4 2006 | 821 | 496 | 1,035 | 1,400 | 2,783 | 697 | 7,782 | 1,173 | 16,186 |
| Q1 2007 | 828 | 497 | 1,059 | 1,374 | 2,793 | 707 | 7,822 | 1,154 | 16,234 |
| Q2 2007 | 825 | 496 | 1,057 | 1,410 | 2,799 | 707 | 7,804 | 1,167 | 16,265 |
| Q3 2007 | 826 | 499 | 1,064 | 1,418 | 2,809 | 719 | 7,800 | 1,172 | 16,306 |
| Q4 2007 | 815 | 502 | 1,059 | 1,440 | 2,829 | 713 | 7,735 | 1,174 | 16,267 |
| Q1 2008 | 833 | 510 | 1,061 | 1,470 | 2,836 | 724 | 7,619 | 1,169 | 16,222 |
| Q2 2008 | 836 | 516 | 1,058 | 1,466 | 2,868 | 732 | 7,687 | 1,175 | 16,339 |
| Q3 2008 | 852 | 518 | 1,063 | 1,473 | 2,869 | 742 | 7,824 | 1,185 | 16,526 |
| Q4 2008 | 836 | 517 | 1,066 | 1,483 | 2,891 | 747 | 7,955 | 1,180 | 16,675 |
| Q1 2009 | 842 | 519 | 1,074 | 1,513 | 2,928 | 772 | 8,204 | 1,197 | 17,048 |
| Q2 2009 | 840 | 517 | 1,078 | 1,532 | 2,954 | 777 | 8,390 | 1,191 | 17,278 |
| Q3 2009 | 820 | 519 | 1,074 | 1,549 | 2,961 | 784 | 8,303 | 1,208 | 17,217 |
| Q4 2009 | 834 | 513 | 1,071 | 1,545 | 2,979 | 793 | 8,331 | 1,208 | 17,273 |
| Q1 2010 | 865 | 508 | 1,077 | 1,550 | 3,009 | 798 | 8,391 | 1,210 | 17,409 |
| Q2 2010 | 853 | 511 | 1,082 | 1,557 | 3,007 | 785 | 8,410 | 1,220 | 17,424 |
| Q3 2010 | 846 | 507 | 1,082 | 1,546 | 2,990 | 792 | 8,382 | 1,225 | 17,371 |
| Q4 2010 | 832 | 503 | 1,070 | 1,519 | 2,953 | 787 | 8,337 | 1,217 | 17,217 |
| Q1 2011 | 871 | 503 | 1,107 | 1,516 | 2,959 | 782 | 8,290 | 1,236 | 17,263 |
| Q2 2011 | 875 | 508 | 1,112 | 1,493 | 2,926 | 777 | 8,417 | 1,230 | 17,339 |
| Q3 2011 | 872 | 507 | 1,105 | 1,468 | 2,912 | 777 | 8,404 | 1,219 | 17,265 |
| Q4 2011 | 875 | 511 | 1,105 | 1,468 | 2,970 | 768 | 8,411 | 1,236 | 17,343 |
| Q1 2012 | 872 | 512 | 1,104 | 1,485 | 3,000 | 777 | 8,447 | 1,238 | 17,436 |
1. All figures are expressed in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers, rounded to the nearest whole number.
2. Figures are as the end of the respective quarter: Q1 - 31 March, Q2 - 30 June, Q3 - 30 September, Q4 - 31 December.
3. Scotland totals may not equal the sum of their parts due to rounding.
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