United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Source: UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national official sources. Definition:Police staff or law enforcement personnel: personnel in public agencies whose principal functions are prevention, detection and investigation of crime and the apprehension of alleged offenders. Data focus on the civil police rather than on the national guard or local militia. Data concerning support staff (secretaries, clerks etc.) are not included. General note: Reference period: any fixed date of the year. .. - data not availableCountry: BulgariaBreak in methodlogy (2000 - 2007): Data correspond to percentage of total police staff.Country: CanadaData based on National Occupational Classification 2006.Country: CanadaData exclude the 3 northern territories.Country: CyprusReference period (2008): Data refer to 2009.Country: CyprusTerritorial change (2006 onward): Government controlled area only.Country: CzechiaData refer to employees in service relationship.Country: EstoniaBreak in methodlogy (2010): Amalgamation of police and border organizations.Country: FranceChange in definition (1995 - 2005): Data exclude police superintendents and majors, and peace corps.Country: FranceReference period (1995): Data refer to 1996.Country: France2015: Data include police staff with fixed-term contracts.Country: GeorgiaTerritorial change (2005 onward): Data do not cover Abkhazia AR and Tskhinvali Region.Country: GermanyChange in definition (2000 - 2012): Support staff, whose terms and conditions of employment is laid down by public law, is included.Country: GreeceChange in definition (2007 onward): Data include all ranks of police officers, excluding civilian staff, customs officers, tax police, military police, secret service police, part-time officers, special duty police reserves, cadets, court police.Country: LithuaniaReference period (2001 - 2012): Reference period: selected day of the year ? at the end of the year (December 31).Country: Moldova, Republic ofData exclude the territory of the Transnistria and municipality of BenderCountry: SwedenChange in nomenclature from ISCO-88 to ISCO-08 between 2013 and 2014.Measurement: Police staff , Country: SwitzerlandData are rounded by multiple of 1000.Country: SwitzerlandBreak in methodlogy (2010): As of 2010, data are estimated from structural surveys realised annually within the framework of the new population census.Country: United KingdomAdditional information (2003 - onwards): Data covers the 43 police forces of England and Wales.Country: United KingdomReference period (2003 - onwards): Officers in post on 31 March of each year.Country: United KingdomSignificance (2003 - onwards): Officers in post (head count). Excludes police civilian staff, police community support officers, designated officers, traffic wardens and special constables.