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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.037321
I note you seek access to the following information:
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Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Employee Type | May 2010 | March 2024 |
Police Officer | 33,147 | 34,017 |
PCSO | 4,489 | 1,369 |
This is the total strength of Police Officers and PCSO as of May 2010 and 31 Mar 2024. Reports are run at the end of each month.
Q5 - Finally, if the data is available and it does not exceed the cost threshold, please could you provide an estimation of how many people your force served in 2010, and, by contrast, how many it serves in 2024?
With regards to the above, I can confirm that this information is not held by the MPS.
If it interests you, you may wish to view the link below for the ONS - Office of National Statistics in relation to the number of individuals within the UK and also broken down by London boroughs.