why do we have so many police officers ?

is that.. pc's? or the whole range of departments of the police?

and 99%? surely more than 1% of the population commit crimes and are the victims of crime

those figures are actually 5 years old .....but include about 50,000 back up staff ...its quite difficult to find a current figure

i wouldnt imagine more than 1% of the population are commiting crime....most crimes are committed by the same people

the police deal with a lot of calls that are never crimed and never make the crime figures. For example policing an event, going to a road traffic collision or going to 999 calls where people should have never rang in the first place.

they are revenue collectors.

where do you think the world "police" comes from. they are "policy" officers and they are here to enforce company policy - you know these policies as statutes and are under the misconception that they are laws.

cant find the figures but i am sure it used to be 1 to 1, police to inmates

Approximately 30% of males in the UK have got some kind of criminal conviction by the age of 30

Given that 3 stripes means you can read and write, 2 stripes means you can read or write, and 1 stripe means you know someone who can read or write, the numbers will always be larger than you thought necessary.

Lay Lay and Lay again 15 Dec 10:04


Approximately 30% of males in the UK have got some kind of criminal conviction by the age of 30

Would have thought that most of those are minor driving convictions though.

You need someone to police parking and driving "crime"

Only thrice have I knowingly broken the law:

- Taping a song off the radio without the artist's prior consent;
- Accidentally wandering into a first class carriage between Liverpool St and Stratford for 4 minutes;
- A sustained arson and robbery campaign against various members of the clergy throughout the home counties over a 15 year period between 1981 and 1996.

There are 43 police forces in England and Wales employing over 239,600 personnel. This includes over 142,000 police officers, over 81,000 police staff and over 16,000 Police Community Support Officers.

http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/

P C S O'S ARE A COMPLETE AND UTTER WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE, THEY HAVE AS MUCH POWER AS ANYBODY ELSE IN FANCY DRESS...NAP...

More Police are needed to arrest Tourists in London taking Photographs, another abuse of terrorist legislation.

Think i read somewhere that on average a policeman makes 9 arrests per year. Could double that in the local on a saturday afternoon, rife with dodgy gear.

t**oundpunter 15 Dec 02:59
i wouldnt imagine more than 1% of the population are commiting crime....most crimes are committed by the same people


most incorrect statement since ladycakes said he was a woman