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Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: January 2025

Published: 30 January 2025
From: Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, +4 more … Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Lord Advocate, Director of Justice, Chief Statistician
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate, +2 more … Justice Directorate, Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies

This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities areas. It is published with up to date statistics every month.

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There were 16,427 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 30 September 2024. This was 193 (+1.2%) more officers compared to the position on 31 March 2007, but 186 (-1.1%) less than on 30 September 2023.

Chart 5: Number of police officers (FTE) - Quarter 1 2006 to Quarter 3 2024

Quarterly number of police officers (full-time equivalent), quarter 1 2006 to quarter 3 2024. The most recent figure is 16,400.

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