News you won’t hear – more police officers than there were last year and more than there were under Labour despite a 22% fall in crime

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Professor John Robertson OBA

From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: August 2025, published today:

There were 16,427 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 30 June 2025. This was 193 (+1.2%) more officers compared to the position on 31 March 2007, and 220 (+1.4%) more than on 30 June 2024.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/safer-communities-and-justice-statistics-monthly-data-report-august-2025/pages/statistics-on-community-safely/

Police officer staffing has been maintained despite the crime level in Scotland falling from 385 509 in 2007/2008 when the SNP took over, to 299 111 last year, a 22% fall.

7 thoughts on “News you won’t hear – more police officers than there were last year and more than there were under Labour despite a 22% fall in crime”

  1. “News you won’t hear”……how about this….

    England should follow Scotland’s lead in……. this , that and the next thing. (fill in the blanks)…….

    Ha Ha….that, as a statement, is one that will be forever confined within the realms of a parallel Universe, via the media here, that is until Scotland finally breaks free from their UK….

    As once we do finally break free from their UK State….then at least we hope we may experience a media in Scotland that is willing and able to be supportive of Scotland as a nation …..instead of what is happening now with them, as a UK compromised media, encouraging and so conspiring with another country’s politicians in keeping Scotland under the control of that other country (and it’s parliament) who never seek to, as another country and another parliament, fully represent or support Scotland as a nation….I mean where’s the benefit for us in that dire situation ?

    News we should hear …..sooner rather than later is that…..

    Scotland votes YES to independence……

    Liz S

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    3. I’ve just watched it, John spoke really well and I really like his open support for other indy media sources rather than seeing them as rivals. We could really do with a big lottery win though to provide the financial support they deserve, meantime kind words and good intentions hopefully help a little

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