The number of police officers in Scotland has plummeted to its lowest level in 14 years.
Scottish Government figures showed that in the third quarter of 2022 there were 16,570 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers north of the Border.
It's the lowest total since Police Scotland was established in April 2013. The last time figures were this low was in quarter three of 2008, when there were 16,526 officers across the old regional constabularies.
