Percentage of recorded religions of MPS officers

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.048193

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The proportion (percentage) of police officers employed by Metropolitan Police Force who identify with each recorded religion or belief category, including but not limited to Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist, and those stating No religion or Prefer not to say, as of the most recent available date.

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It’s important to note that as this is not a required field, nearly 50% of police officers have left this field blank in our data

Figures (as a percentage) are as follows:

Buddhist 0.22
Christian 20.53
Hindu 0.72
Jewish 0.33
Muslim 2.87
None 19.50
Other 1.16
Pagan 0.10
Prefer not to say 4.32
Sikh 0.76
(blank) 49.49