Is The Police Family Dying? Or Merely Playacting?

~ Dave Hasney

How long can we realistically sustain an overall decline in police numbers before the sh1t really hits the fan???

RetiredAndAngry

I’m not sure that I know the answer but I fear it may be the former, but some important people have yet to come up with some important answers.

Time to update an old favourite., Our Shrinking Police Service.

Where were we?  Oh yes, back in 2012   The attention-grabbing headline back then was that 5,000 Police Officers had disappeared into the ether in the previous 12 months.  So, how are we doing today? Well since then a further 6,191 have followed them.

Since the evil coalition came to power they have reduced the 43 Forces from 143,770 to 127,909 or 15,861 (11%) Police posts have GONE.

Many commentators have reported this today, but there is a bigger picture that I have yet to see reported prominently.

Our proud Police Family also includes Support Staff (civvies), PCSOs and Specials.  How are they doing?

Support Staff

  • Pre-Coalition – 79,296
  • 2012…

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Published by Dave Hasney

Addictions Practitioner and Harm-Reduction advocate, previously a Management Consultant and H&S Practitioner (amongst other things). Kept sane by Angling, Good Food, and the love of a good wife. Content Warning: can contain cynical thoughts and observations that are sometimes developed from others!

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