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Mr. Congdon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of police officers in London per 10,000 population, by borough using 1991 census data, as at 1 January in each of the last five years. [15968] Mr. Maclean: The information requested is given in the two following tables. Officers based at headquarters and at Heathrow have not been included. Table 1: Outer London _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Outer London 1992 1993 1994 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham 279 143,681 19.42 286 143,681 19.91 287 143,681 19.97 Barnet Barnet{1} 753 293,564 25.65 759.3 293,564 25.86 780.6 293,564 26.59 Golders Green West Hendon Bexley Bexleyheath 285 215,615 13.22 277.5 215,615 12.287 273 215,615 12.66 Brent Wembley 660 243,025 27.16 623.91 243,025 25.67 620.1 243,025 25.52 Kilburn Bromley Bromley 523 290,609 18.00 473.44 290,609 16.29 480.58 290,609 16.54 Orpington Croydon Croydon 626 313,510 19.97 597.6 313,510 19.06 579.69 313,510 18.49 South Norwood Ealing Ealing 604 275,257 21.94 620.28 275,257 22.53 653.01 275,257 23.72 Southall Enfield Edmonton 527 257,417 20.47 532 257,417 20.67 549.46 257,417 21.35 Enfield{1} Greenwich Greenwich 569 207,650 27.40 545 207,650 26.25 517.8 207,650 24.94 Plumstead Outer London 1995 1996 1997 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham 304.6 143,681 21.20 303.2 143,681 21.10 299.85 143,681 20.87 Barnet Barnet{1} 790.85 293,564 26.94 752.55 293,564 25.63 736.06 293,564 25.07 Golders Green West Hendon Bexley Bexleyheath 285 215,615 13.22 295.5 215,615 13.70 287.3 215,615 13.32 Brent Wembley 651.98 243,025 26.83 617.74 243,025 25.42 639.86 243,025 26.33 Kilburn Bromley Bromley 500.43 290,609 17.22 490.44 290,609 16.88 471.44 290,609 16.22 Orpington Croydon Croydon 623.8 313,510 19.90 633.88 313,510 20.22 625.34 313,510 19.95 South Norwood Ealing Ealing 643.86 275,257 23.39 660.64 275,257 24.00 645.47 275,257 23.45 Southall Enfield Edmonton 543.6 257,417 21.12 545.48 257,417 21.19 553.88 257,417 21.52 Enfield{1} Greenwich Greenwich 573.2 207,650 27.60 623.31 207,650 30.02 622.85 207,650 30.00 Plumstead Outer London 1992 1993 1994 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Harrow Harrow 288 200,100 14.39 272.2 200,100 13.60 277.2 200,100 13.85 Havering Romford 369 229,492 16.08 366 229,492 15.95 375.01 229,492 16.34 Hillingdon Hillingdon 467 231,602 20.16 453.9 231,602 19.60 443.98 231,602 19.17 Hounslow Chiswick 474 204,397 23.19 451.4 204,397 22.08 482.9 204,397 23.63 Hounslow Kingston Kingston{1} 403 132,996 30.30 375.4 132,996 28.23 395.7 132,996 29.75 Merton Wimbledon 313 168,470 18.58 291.4 168,470 17.30 312 168,470 18.52 Redbridge Ilford 555 226,218 24.53 520 226,218 22.99 536.4 226,218 23.71 Barkingside{1} Richmond Richmond 333 160,732 20.72 298 160,732 18.54 321.35 160,732 19.99 Sutton Sutton{1} 402 168,880 23.80 373.9 168,880 22.14 390 168,880 23.09 Spelthorne Spelthorne 203 89,987 22.56 189.4 89,987 21.05 208.2 89,987 23.14 Waltham Forest Chingford 472 212,033 22.26 461.8 212,033 21.78 473.8 212,033 22.35 Leyton Outer London 1995 1996 1997 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Harrow Harrow 272.2 200,100 13.60 293.8 200,100 14.68 283.4 200,100 14.6 Havering Romford 377.17 229,492 16.43 363.49 229,492 15.84 351.05 229,492 15.30 Hillingdon Hillingdon 439.5 231,602 18.98 437 231,602 18.87 418.7 231,602 18.08 Hounslow Chiswick 466.3 204,397 22.81 484.2 204,397 23.69 470 204,397 22.99 Hounslow Kingston Kingston{1} 373.14 132,996 28.06 393.34 132,996 29.58 362.24 132,996 27.24 Merton Wimbledon 354.45 168,470 21.04 334.85 168,470 19.88 325.25 168,470 19.31 Redbridge Ilford 553.89 226,218 24.48 545.1 226,218 24.10 552 226,218 24.40 Barkingside{1} Richmond Richmond 297.45 160,732 18.51 319.85 160,732 19.90 295.85 160,732 18.41 Sutton Sutton{1} 428.9 168,880 25.40 431.38 168,880 25.54 405.23 168,880 24.00 Spelthorne Spelthorne 199.2 89,987 22.14 199.8 89,987 22.20 198.2 89,987 22.03 Waltham Forest Chingford 487.2 212,033 22.98 463.3 212,033 21.85 477.22 212,033 22.51 Leyton _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: {1} Officer strength shown for these divisions includes provision for policing parts of the borough situated in the counties of Hertfordshire, Surrey or Essex. Table 2: Inner London _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Inner London 1992 1993 1994 Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Camden Hampstead 749 170,444 43.94 721.7 170,444 42.34 691.7 170,444 40.58 Kentish Town Holborn Hackney Shoreditch 651 181,248 35.92 611 181,248 33.71 633 181,248 34.92 Stoke Newington Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith 536 148,502 36.09 541 148,502 36.43 548,33 148,502 36.92 Fulham Haringey Hornsey 577 202,204 28.54 561.6 202,204 27.77 561.6 202,204 27.77 Tottenham Islington Holloway 599 164,686 36.37 547 164,686 33.21 568.1 164,686 34.50 Islington Kensington and Chelsea Brompton 670 138,394 48.41 632 138,394 45.67 655.1 138,394 47.34 Notting Hill Lambeth Brixton 988 244,834 40.35 980.5 244,834 40.05 947.4 244,834 38.70 Streatham Vauxhall Lewisham Catford 598 230,983 25.89 593.6 230,983 25.70 588.4 230.983 25.47 Lewisham Newham Forest Gate 595 212,170 28.04 570 212,170 26.87 577.48 212,170 27.22 Plaistow Inner London 1995 1996 1997 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Camden Hampstead 703.9 170,444 41.30 698.76 170,444 41.00 681.95 170,444 40.41 Kentish Town Holborn Hackney Shoreditch 693.18 181,248 38.24 659.54 181,248 36.39 676.04 181,248 37.30 Stoke Newington Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith 545.2 148,502 36.71 533.13 148,502 35.90 561.25 148,502 37.79 Fulham Haringey Hornsey 579.95 202,204 28.68 544.6 202,204 26.93 535 202,204 26.46 Tottenham Islington Holloway 567.9 164,686 34.48 562 164,686 34.13 569.6 164,686 34.59 Islington Kensington and Chelsea Brompton 616.83 138,394 44.57 604.4 138,394 43.67 642.4 138,394 46.42 Notting Hill Lambeth Brixton 1,003.05 244,834 40.97 969.81 244,834 39.61 967.3 244,834 39.51 Streatham Vauxhall Lewisham Catford 598.3 230,983 25.90 642.6 230,983 27.82 626.3 230,983 27.11 Lewisham Newham Forest Gate 623.08 212,170 29.37 626.68 212,170 29.54 625.88 212,170 29.50 Plaistow Inner London 1992 1993 1994 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of population officers population officers population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Southwark Southwark 886 218,541 40.54 816.65 218,541 37.37 849.78 218,541 38.88 Peckham Walworth Tower Hamlets Whitechapel 722 161,064 44.83 669 161,064 41.54 690 161,064 42.84 Limehouse Wandsworth Battersea 719 252,425 28.48 671.6 252,425 26.61 693.3 252,425 27.47 Wandsworth Westminster Belgravia 1881 174,814 107.60 1905.85 174,814 109.02 1901.2 174,814 108.76 West End Central Charing Cross Marylebone Paddington Total 19,276.00 6,765,544 28.49 18,589.93 6,765,544 27.48 18,863.17 6,765,544 27.88 Inner London 1995 1996 1997 Borough and Division Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Strength Census Number of Population officers Population officers Population officers per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 population population population Southwark Southwark 871.47 218,541 39.88 902.86 218,541 41.31 878.16 218,541 40.18 Peckham Walworth Tower Hamlets Whitechapel 633.7 161,064 39.34 613.7 161,064 38.10 596.4 161,064 37.03 Limehouse Wandsworth Battersea 647.78 252,425 25.66 638.18 252,425 25.28 662.28 252,425 26.24 Wandsworth Westminster Belgravia 1799.55 174,814 102.94 1714.55 174,814 98.08 1700.66 174,814 97.28 West End Central Charring Cross Marylebone Paddington Total 19,050.61 6,765,544 28.16 18,899.66 6,765,544 27.94 18744.31 6,765,544 27.71 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

15968; 290 c550-8W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Greater London Police Metropolitan Police

Contains statistics

Yes