WEST MIDLANDS POLICE
Freedom of Information
Number of officers by duty and rank
Rank
Duty
ACPO
Ch Supt
Supt
Ch Insp
Insp
Sgt
Con
Total
Neighbourhood Support
1
74
246
2,094
2,415
Neighbourhood Policing
1
44
212
1,574
1,831
Crime Support/CID
1
8
35
83
263
1,459
1,849
Operations
1
5
13
47
289
355
RPU/Motorway
2
24
319
345
Ops Centres
16
65
255
336
Public Protection Unit
6
15
44
234
299
Community Safety
14
30
170
214
Custody
1
121
18
140
Training
6
17
114
137
Dogs
1
5
70
76
Glidewell/CJU
4
16
52
72
Command Team
7
4
7
7
27
4
15
71
Seconded
4
1
1
7
8
17
38
Organisational & Organisational Support1
22
28
11
69
69
371
570
Total
7
31
45
67
376
1,171
7,051
8,748
1) Duties included in the other group are Anti Corruption Unit; Audit and Inspection; Command Administration; Co-Ordinator Diversity & 
Community Cohesion Unit; General; General Duties; Health & Safety; HOLDING POST; ID Suite; Management; OCU Commander; 
Operations Manager; Operations Planning; Performance Improvement; Performance Review; Performance Support Group; Personnel; 
Planning; Policy Unit; Press & PR; Professional Development Unit; Professional Standards; Special Project; Staff Officer Chief Constable; 
Staff Officers.
Data correct as at 26 January 2010
15/02/2010
Ref: 3158/10

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