Freedom of Information Request Reference No:

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please can I request the numbers of the different type of police officers
on the Camden policing borough each year for the last five years
(January 2013 to January 2018)?

DECISION

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find attached a spreadsheet in which the requested information

has been provided.

The attached document shows Police Officer strength relating to

Camden Borough between the dates of January 2013 to January 2018.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the
Metropolitan Police Service.

Information Rights Unit

 Camden Borough & Central North Borough Command Unit - Police Officer Strength by Rank
Camden Borough CN - Central North BCU
Rank
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Chief Superintendent 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00
Superintendent 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 3.00
Detective Superintendent 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00
Chief Inspector 3.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Detective Chief Inspector 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 0.00
Inspector 16.00 15.00 10.00 8.00 9.00 19.00
Detective Inspector 8.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 3.00 12.00
Police Sergeant 78.89 68.11 48.78 53.11 50.14 84.42
Detective Sergeant 32.00 26.00 23.00 19.76 21.76 41.26
Police Constable 497.11 434.61 501.26 487.44 474.59 833.69
Detective Constable 97.97 85.81 76.16 73.31 67.69 163.40
Grand Total 736.97 642.53 670.20 652.62 631.18 1160.78

Note :
CamIden Borough became part of Central North Command Unit (the joining of Islington and Camden Boroughs) in January 2018. Therefore, the MPS
do not hold borough base data for the area of Islington for January 2018.

The data is based on full time equivalent. Officer's full time are shown: 40hrs = 1.00. Part time officers : i.e. 0.80 etc..

Data Review Date : 23rd February 2018

Metropolitan Police Ranks : Starting from the Higher Grade to the Lower Grades:

Commissioner: The Commissioner is the head of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Deputy Commissioner: The Deputy Commissioner is the second-in-command of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Assistant Commissioner: This is the third highest rank.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner: This is the rank between Assistant Commissioner and Commander.

CDR: Commander: The rank is senior to Chief Superintendent.

D/Ch Supts : Detective Chief Superintendent / Chief Superintendent : The rank is senior to Chief Superintendent.

D/Supts : Detective Superintendent / Superintendent : The rank of Superintendent is above the Chief Inspector and below the Chief Superintendent.

DCI / CI : Detective Chief Inspector / Chief Inspector : The rank is senior to an Inspector and is junior to a Superintendent

D /Insp - Insp : Detective Inspector / Inspector : Inspector is the second supervisory rank.

DS/ PS : Detective Sergeant / Police Sergeant : The Sergeant is the first supervisory rank. Senior to that of a Constable and junior to the rank of Inspector.

DC/ PC : Detective Police Constable / Police Constable : The Police Constable post is junior to the rank of Sergeant.