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Workforce diversity in Avon and Somerset Constabulary

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Performance statistics

Details of how ethnicity and gender of officers, police staff, community support officers (PCSOs) and special constables in Avon and Somerset Constabulary compares with that of the population they serve.

Population data (based on whole population) from the 2021 census and ONS mid year population estimates.

Police workforce diversity data from 2021

Police workforce data is based on self declared ethnicity data. Black and minority ethnic (BME) data charts exclude those who did not state their ethnicity. 

The number of officers and staff are presented on a full time equivalent basis (e.g. someone working 1 day per week is counted as 0.2), rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures for special constables are shown on a headcount basis, as they do not have contracted working hours.

Percentages for police officers, police staff and PCSOs are calculated using unrounded FTE numbers. Unrounded numbers of FTE workers can also be found in that publication.

Police officer ethnicity in Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Percentage breakdowns for each ethnicity exclude cases where the officer did not state their ethnicity. The number of 'not stated' cases are included in the data tables.

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Police officer ethnicity
Ethnicity Police officers Proportion of police officers Proportion of force area population Force area population
Asian or Asian British 10 0.4% 2.1% 33,005
Black or Black British 10 0.4% 1.9% 30,923
Chinese or other ethnic group 7 0.3% 1.0% 15,380
Mixed 52 2.1% 1.8% 28,277
Not stated 246 - - -
White 2,351 96.7% 93.3% 1,491,970

Proportion of police officers from BME groups across police forces in England and Wales

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Proportion of police officers from BME groups across police forces in England and Wales
Police force BME police officers Proportion of BME police officers Proportion of force area BME population Force area BME population
Avon and Somerset Constabulary 79 3.2% 6.7% 107,585
Bedfordshire Police 116 10.0% 22.5% 138,414
Cambridgeshire Constabulary 60 4.2% 9.7% 78,310
Cheshire Constabulary 33 1.7% 3.1% 31,711
City of London Police 48 6.6% 21.4% 1,576
Cleveland Police 20 1.7% 5.5% 30,771
Cumbria Constabulary 12 1.1% 1.5% 7,601
Derbyshire Constabulary 60 3.4% 6.7% 68,593
Devon & Cornwall Police 38 1.6% 2.5% 40,912
Dorset Police 20 1.7% 4.0% 29,404
Durham Constabulary 18 1.6% 2.2% 13,442
Essex Police 79 2.6% 6.8% 116,642
Gloucestershire Constabulary 26 2.5% 4.6% 27,337
Greater Manchester Police 466 7.3% 16.2% 434,405
Gwent Police 29 2.3% 3.9% 22,377
Hampshire Constabulary 81 3.1% 6.7% 126,613
Dyfed-Powys Police 10 1.1% 2.0% 10,400
Hertfordshire Constabulary 90 4.5% 12.4% 138,567
Humberside Police 33 1.7% 3.5% 32,368
Kent Police 122 3.5% 6.9% 119,984
Lancashire Constabulary 137 5.0% 9.6% 140,858
Leicestershire Police 139 7.8% 21.6% 219,993
Lincolnshire Police 23 2.1% 2.4% 17,169
Merseyside Police 121 3.6% 5.5% 75,886
Metropolitan Police Service 4,482 15.0% 40.2% 3,284,930
Norfolk Constabulary 34 2.1% 3.5% 29,870
North Wales Police 14 0.9% 2.5% 17,233
North Yorkshire Police 24 1.8% 3.4% 27,221
Northamptonshire Police 44 3.9% 8.5% 59,130
Northumbria Police 55 1.8% 5.4% 77,106
Nottinghamshire Police 103 5.4% 11.2% 121,981
South Wales Police 76 2.6% 6.6% 85,193
South Yorkshire Police 88 3.7% 9.4% 125,948
Staffordshire Police 43 2.8% 5.9% 65,170
Suffolk Constabulary 37 3.2% 4.8% 34,968
Surrey Police 84 4.7% 9.6% 108,708
Sussex Police 64 2.6% 6.3% 101,499
Thames Valley Police 214 5.2% 15.4% 350,126
Warwickshire Police 36 4.5% 7.3% 39,786
West Mercia Police 48 2.4% 3.8% 45,900
West Midlands Police 706 11.0% 29.9% 817,322
West Yorkshire Police 300 5.9% 18.2% 406,240
Wiltshire Police 20 2.0% 5.5% 37,268
British Transport Police 279 10.1% 14.0% 7,866,517

Proportion of officers from BME groups, by rank

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Proportion of officers from BME groups, by rank
Category BME BME proportion White White proportion Not stated
Force area population 107,585 6.7% 1,491,970 93.3% -
Constable 65 3.4% 1,861 96.6% 189
Sergeant 10 3.0% 321 97.0% 44
Inspector 3 2.6% 113 97.4% 10
Chief Inspector and above 1 1.8% 56 98.2% 3

Gender representation by rank in Avon and Somerset Constabulary

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Gender representation by rank
Category Male Male proportion Female Female proportion
Force area population 844,826 49.4% 866,647 50.6%
Constable 1,413 66.8% 702 33.2%
Sergeant 293 78.1% 82 21.9%
Inspector 98 77.8% 28 22.2%
Chief Inspector and above 44 73.3% 16 26.7%

Proportion of workforce from BME groups by worker type in Avon and Somerset Constabulary

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Proportion of workforce from BME groups by worker type
Category BME BME proportion White White proportion Not stated
Force area population 107,585 6.7% 1,491,970 93.3% -
Police officers 79 3.3% 2,351 96.7% 246
PCSOs 18 6.3% 269 93.7% 19
Staff 59 2.8% 2,048 97.2% 187
Special constables 6 2.6% 224 97.4% 84

Proportion of workforce by gender, by worker type in Avon and Somerset Constabulary

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Gender representation by worker type
Category Male Male proportion Female Female proportion
Force area population 844,826 49.4% 866,647 50.6%
Police officers 1,848 69.1% 828 30.9%
PCSOs 142 46.6% 163 53.4%
Staff 893 38.9% 1,401 61.1%
Special constables 224 71.3% 90 28.7%

The British Transport Police are responsible for policing railways in the Avon and Somerset Constabulary area. View police workforce diversity data for British Transport Police.

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