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The force says...

As the fourth largest force in England and Wales, West Yorkshire Police works in partnership with five Local Authorities across coterminous local policing districts. With a population of over 2.3 million, West Yorkshire is economically, socially and culturally diverse.  This has a number of positive benefits for our communities, but also presents some complex policing challenges.  Over half of the wards within West Yorkshire have areas that fall within the top 10% deprivation index and overall unemployment is above the national average.

Beyond the county of West Yorkshire, we also collaborate across the Yorkshire and Humber Region and wider North Eastern Region leading on a number of national and regional policing responsibilities. West Yorkshire Police leads more national and regional policing collaborations than any other force in the country.

Our Neighbourhood Policing model lies at the heart of our service delivery and is underpinned by local response, crime investigation and safeguarding functions.

The COVID pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to delivering police services. Looking ahead, our Force Management Statement predicts further challenges in a number of areas, including the increasing complexity of crime and demand, increasing virtual crime, and challenges around safeguarding and mental health. Significant criminal justice reform, civil emergency threats and financial challenges also bring additional pressures.

West Yorkshire Police operates on a budget that has reduced by £140m since 2010 and further significant financial savings will be required over the next three years.

Our workforce comprises of 5,754 police officers and 4,666 police staff (including 571 police community support officers) that provide policing services around the clock.

Our positive action recruitment campaign is helping ensure that we attract, develop and retain the best talent and have a workforce, which continues to be more reflective of the communities we serve.  West Yorkshire Police is committed to providing quality policing services to the communities of West Yorkshire and that everything we do is built on our core values of fairness, integrity and respect.

Disclaimer: the above statement has been prepared by West Yorkshire Police. The views and information in it are not necessarily those of HMICFRS.