Written questions

Crime: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 15159 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers are dedicated to rural crime teams in each police force in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 27 Nov 2024

The Home Office does not hold data on police officers working in rural crime teams.The Home Office collects and publishes data biannually on the size and composition of the police workforce, in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulleti...