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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Police Scotland numbers at lowest ever level - with more than 700 cops quitting in past year

More than 700 police officers have quit the force in the last year

POLICE numbers are at their lowest level for nearly 14 years – with more than 700 offices quitting the job in the last year alone.

Police Scotland had 16,610 full-time equivalent (FTE) officers in its ranks at the end of June 2022 – the lowest number since its creation in 2013.

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