MPS Police officers from 2002 to 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.032185

I note you seek access to the following information:

REQUEST 1: What were the strengths (no. of officers) of Metropolitan Police between 2002 and 2022 (breakdown by year)?
REQUEST 2: How many Metropolitan Police officers got arrested between 2002 and 2022 (breakdown by year)?

(Remarks: the information would be quoted and published in an academic paper for the Executive Master of Public Administration Programme of Tsinghua University).

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

REQUEST 1 - What were the strengths (no. of officers) of Metropolitan Police between 2002 and 2022 (breakdown by year)?

Please be advised that no information is held for the years 2002 to 2011.

Please find data for 2012 to 2022 below:

Calendar Year	Police Officers
2012	31,426
2013	30,423
2014	30,986
2015	31,764
2016	31,500
2017	30,679
2018	30,299
2019	30,824
2020	32,804
2021	33,240
2022	34,300

REQUEST 2 - How many Metropolitan Police officers got arrested between 2002 and 2022 (breakdown by year)?

It should be noted that this information was not recorded prior to 2009 therefore no information is held prior to 2009. Please find below a table disclosing all officer arrests between 2009 and 2022.

Calendar Year	Officers Arrested
2009	56
2010	48
2011	52
2012	48
2013	69
2014	56
2015	51
2016	45
2017	38
2018	23
2019	30
2020	15
2021	28
2022	21
Total	580