The number of police officers in the Borough of Wandsworth is not collected centrally as the Home Office only collects this information at Police Force Area (PFA) level only.<\/p>
The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the \u2018Police workforce, England and Wales\u2019 statistical bulletins.<\/p>
Data on the number of police officers in each PFA as at 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2019 can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817734/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods<\/a><\/p>"}
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