POLICE OFFICERS

Country / Source / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Belgium / Eurostat / 37,008 / 38,911 / 38,963 / 38,718 / 38,581 / 39,861
UNODC / 37,008 / 38,911 / 38,963 / 38,718 / 38068
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 513
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.3
Bulgaria / Eurostat / 33,800 / 30,807
UNODC / 33,800 / 30,807
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Czech Republic / Eurostat / 47,232 / 45,498 / 46,032 / 44,101 / 42,117 / 43,472
UNODC / 48273 / 46537 / 47015 / 45126 / 43397 / 44157
difference (abs. values) / -1,041 / -1,039 / -983 / -1,025 / -1,280 / -685
difference (%) / -2.2 / -2.2 / -2.1 / -2.3 / -2.9 / -1.6
Denmark / Eurostat / 10,483 / 10,728 / 10,819 / 10,841 / 10,743 / 10,850
UNODC / 10483 / 10614 / 10744 / 10695 / 10609 / 10850
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 114 / 75 / 146 / 134 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 1.1 / 0.7 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 0.0
Germany / Eurostat / 246,756 / 248,188 / 250,284 / 250,353 / 247,619 / 245,752
UNODC / 246,756 / 248,188 / 250,284 / 250,353 / 247,619 / 245,752
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Estonia / Eurostat / 3,520 / 3,412 / 3,238 / 3,247 / 3,218 / 3,555
UNODC / 3,520 / 3,412 / 3,238 / 3248 / 3,218 / 3183
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / -1 / 0 / 372
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 11.7
Ireland / Eurostat / 12,209 / 12,265 / 12,954 / 13,755 / 14,411 / 14,547
UNODC
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Greece / Eurostat / 50,171 / 49,696 / 48,521 / 51,152 / 50,798
UNODC / 41245 / 41735 / 40170 / 39641
difference (abs. values) / 8,451 / 6,786 / 10,982 / 11,157
difference (%) / 20.5 / 16.3 / 27.3 / 28.1
Spain / Eurostat / 198,072 / 202,365 / 209,163 / 214,935 / 224,086 / 231,801
UNODC / 138985 / 143278 / 150076 / 155848 / 165020 / 172714
difference (abs. values) / 59,087 / 59,087 / 59,087 / 59,087 / 59,066 / 59,087
difference (%) / 42.5 / 41.2 / 39.4 / 37.9 / 35.8 / 34.2
Country / Source / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
France / Eurostat / 235,792 / 234,966 / 241,998 / 238,478 / 228,402 / 243,900
UNODC / 207748
difference (abs. values) / 36,152
difference (%) / 17.4
Italy / Eurostat / 250,237 / 249,313 / 246,775 / 247,510 / 245,152
UNODC
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Cyprus / Eurostat / 4,903 / 4,999 / 5,125 / 5,139 / 5,280 / 5,355
UNODC / 4914 / 5125 / 5149 / 5219 / 5360 / 5353
difference (abs. values) / -11 / -126 / -24 / -80 / -80 / 2
difference (%) / -0.2 / -2.5 / -0.5 / -1.5 / -1.5 / 0.0
Latvia / Eurostat / 9,902 / 9,920 / 9,568 / 8,222 / 8,410 / 7,114
UNODC / 9360 / 13731 / 13789 / 9254 / 8959 / 9694
difference (abs. values) / 542 / -3,811 / -4,221 / -1,032 / -549 / -2,580
difference (%) / 5.8 / -27.8 / -30.6 / -11.2 / -6.1 / -26.6
Lithuania / Eurostat / 11,526 / 11,216 / 11,301 / 11,173 / 11,018 / 10,957
UNODC / 11,526 / 11,216 / 11,301 / 11,173 / 11,018 / 10,957
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Luxemburg / Eurostat / 1,352 / 1,403 / 1,447 / 1,519 / 1,555 / 1,603
UNODC / 0 / 0 / 1447 / 1519 / 1555
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Hungary / Eurostat / 29,516 / 28,627 / 28,636 / 26,334 / 33,698 / 33,487
UNODC / 8847 / 8735 / 8737 / 8428 / 8969 / 9161
difference (abs. values) / 20,669 / 19,892 / 19,899 / 17,906 / 24,729 / 24,326
difference (%) / 233.6 / 227.7 / 227.8 / 212.5 / 275.7 / 265.5
Malta / Eurostat / 1,775 / 1,798 / 1,755 / 1,933 / 1,884 / 1,847
UNODC / 1,775 / 1,798 / 1,755 / 1,933 / 1,884 / 1,847
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Netherlands / Eurostat / 35,996 / 35,284 / 35,324 / 35,363 / 35,463 / 36,498
UNODC
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Austria / Eurostat / 27,111 / 27,111 / 26,623 / 26,623 / 26,623 / 26,623
UNODC / 27,111 / 27,111 / 26,623 / 26,623 / 26,623 / 26,623
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Country / Source / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Poland / Eurostat / 100,770 / 100,654 / 99,083 / 98,337 / 100,648 / 98,955
UNODC / 100,770 / 100,654 / 99,083 / 98,337 / 100640 / 98,955
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Portugal / Eurostat / 47,647 / 46,929 / 47,573 / 47,276 / 47,518 / 49,152
UNODC / 48462 / 48521 / 49613 / 49253 / 49381 / 50082
difference (abs. values) / -815 / -1,592 / -2,040 / -1,977 / -1,863 / -930
difference (%) / -1.7 / -3.3 / -4.1 / -4.0 / -3.8 / -1.9
Romania / Eurostat / 45,770 / 46,875 / 50,265 / 50,453 / 50,339 / 45,779
UNODC / 45,770 / 46,875 / 50,265 / 50,453 / 50,339 / 45,779
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Slovenia / Eurostat / 7,618 / 7,881 / 7,857 / 7,971 / 7,779 / 7,842
UNODC / 7642 / 7881 / 7857 / 7971 / 7779 / 7842
difference (abs. values) / -24 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / -0.3 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Slovakia / Eurostat / 14,079 / 14,345 / 14,361 / 14,134 / 14,059
UNODC / 21210 / 20290 / 20393 / 20224 / 20116 / 21826
difference (abs. values) / -7,131 / -5,945 / -6,032 / -6,090 / -6,057
difference (%) / -33.6 / -29.3 / -29.6 / -30.1 / -30.1
Finland / Eurostat / 8,247 / 8,237 / 8,312 / 8,156 / 8,191 / 8,308
UNODC / 8,247 / 8,237 / 8,312 / 8,156 / 8,191 / 8,308
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Sweden / Eurostat / 16,891 / 17,073 / 17,423 / 17,866 / 18,321 / 19,144
UNODC / 16,891 / 17,073 / 17,423 / 17,866 / 18,321 / 19,144
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
UK (England&Wales) / Eurostat / 139,200 / 141,230 / 141,381 / 140,514 / 140,230 / 142,151
UNODC / 141060 / 141523 / 141892 / 141859 / 143770 / 143734
difference (abs. values) / -1,860 / -293 / -511 / -1,345 / -3,540 / -1,583
difference (%) / -1.3 / -0.2 / -0.4 / -0.9 / -2.5 / -1.1
UK (Scotland) / Eurostat / 16,001 / 16,221 / 16,234 / 16,221 / 17,048 / 17,409
UNODC / 15908 / 16164 / 16230 / 16267 / 16675 / 17273
difference (abs. values) / 93 / 57 / 4 / -46 / 373 / 136
difference (%) / 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.0 / -0.3 / 2.2 / 0.8
UK (Northern Ireland) / Eurostat / 8,936 / 8,579 / 8,354 / 6,140 / 7,302 / 7,758
UNODC / 6824 / 9412 / 9123 / 8955 / 8766 / 8419
difference (abs. values) / 2,112 / -833 / -769 / -2,815 / -1,464 / -661
difference (%) / 30.9 / -8.9 / -8.4 / -31.4 / -16.7 / -7.9

EU Candidate Countries

Country / Source / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Montenegro / Eurostat / 5,454
UNODC / 5536 / 4932
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Croatia / Eurostat / 19,634 / 19,898 / 19,790 / 20,424 / 19,823 / 20,204
UNODC / 19364 / 18787 / 18824 / 20474 / 19823 / 20204
difference (abs. values) / 270 / 1,111 / 966 / -50 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 1.4 / 5.9 / 5.1 / -0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0
FYROM / Eurostat / 9,231 / 9,815 / 9,776 / 9,599 / 9,905
UNODC
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Turkey / Eurostat / 327,371 / 330,310 / 325,738 / 329,533 / 341,770
UNODC / 327371 / 330310 / 325738 / 329533 / 341770
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0

EU Potential Candidate Countries

Country / Source / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Albania / Eurostat
UNODC
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Bosnia Herzegovina / Eurostat
UNODC / 2783
difference (abs. values)
difference (%)
Serbia / Eurostat / 32,562
UNODC / 45174 / 43283 / 32038 / 32097 / 32562
difference (abs. values) / 0
difference (%) / 0.0

EFTA/EEA Countries

Country / Source / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Iceland / Eurostat / 671 / 679 / 688 / 683 / 646 / 667
UNODC / 790 / 799 / 821 / 827 / 819 / 745
difference (abs. values) / -119 / -120 / -133 / -144 / -173 / -78
difference (%) / -15.1 / -15.0 / -16.2 / -17.4 / -21.1 / -10.5
Liechtenstein / Eurostat / 87 / 92 / 96 / 93 / 83 / 88
UNODC / 78 / 78 / 83 / 85 / 83
difference (abs. values) / 9 / 14 / 13 / 8 / 0
difference (%) / 11.5 / 17.9 / 15.7 / 9.4 / 0.0
Norway / Eurostat / 8,169 / 7,485 / 7,506 / 7,453 / 7,505 / 7,642
UNODC / 8,169 / 7,485 / 7,506 / 7,453 / 7,505 / 7,642
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Switzerland / Eurostat / 15,473 / 16,444 / 16,649 / 16,199 / 16,326 / 17,058
UNODC / 15473 / 16444 / 16649 / 16199 / 16326
difference (abs. values) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
difference (%) / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0

Definitions

Eurostat definition: all ranks of police officers including criminal police, traffic police, border police, gendarmerie, uniformed police, city guard, municipal police. Excluding civilian staff, customs officers, tax police, military police, secret service police, part-time officers, special duty police reserves, cadets, court police.

UNODC definition: police personnel means personnel in public agencies as at 31 December whose principal functions are the prevention, detection and investigation of crime and the apprehension of alleged offenders.

Data concerning support staff (secretaries, clerks, etc.)should be excluded