Too many police chiefs? - A review of police strength and costs in England & Wales 2010 Police service strength by type of police worker as at 31st March 2009, England and Wales.

An extract from the Home Office Bulletin on police strength as at 31st March 2009, that shows the split of police workers.

STRENGTH OF STAFF IN SUPPORTING ROLES

As at 31 March 2009, there were 99,356 full-time equivalent staff in all supporting roles. This is an increase of 4.3 per cent from the previous year. Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) made up 16.6 per cent of this total. Designated officers made up 3.1 per cent, and traffic wardens comprised a further 0.5 per cent of this total.

Police staff numbers (i.e. non-officer police employees, excluding PCSOs, traffic wardens and designated officers) increased by 3.1 per cent compared to 31 March 2008.

The number of PCSOs increased by 4.4 per cent to 16,507 in the year ending March 2009. Traffic warden numbers have decreased by 20.6 per cent over the same period. The continued decline in the number of traffic wardens reflects the increasing role of local authorities in parking control .

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