Police staffing numbers hit highest levels

Police
numbers in England and Wales have reached a new all time high of 138,000.

The
latest figures show the number of officers increased by nearly 6,000 during
2003 – the highest annual rise on record.

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It
brings the total number of the extended police family to more than 212,000,
including 3,346 community support officers, 11,037 special constables and
63,000 police staff.

By
Quentin Reade