We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA):
I have previously requested data pertaining to the different detective specialisms within your force. I would now like to understand the gender division of labour in detective units. Therefore, could you please provide the following data:
1) Workforce data showing the breakdown of gender within all officer (not police staff) roles and ranks (i.e. the split between officers identifying as male and those identifying as female) (for example, PC: X – Male, Y – Female, P/Sgt.: X – Male, Y – Female, and so forth).
2) Workforce data showing the breakdown of gender within all detective roles and detective ranks (i.e. the split between officers identifying as male and those identifying as female) (for example, “CID: X – Male, Y – Female, and so forth)
Our Response:
Please see the below table in relation to your request:
Male |
Female |
|
---|---|---|
Assistant Chief Constable |
5 |
1 |
Chief Constable |
1 |
|
Chief Inspector |
34 |
17 |
D/Chief Inspector |
19 |
7 |
Chief Superintendent |
9 |
3 |
D/Chief Superintendent |
2 |
2 |
Constable |
2494 |
1565 |
D/ Constable |
348 |
406 |
Deputy Chief Constable |
1 |
|
Inspector |
120 |
55 |
D/Inspector |
59 |
33 |
Sergeant |
431 |
173 |
D/Sergeant |
157 |
112 |
Special Constable |
88 |
36 |
Special Section Officer |
26 |
|
Special Senior Section Officer |
14 |
|
Superintendent |
20 |
9 |
D/Superintendent |
9 |
6 |
Please also note that gender data is available from the Gov.uk website via the following link, and then selecting ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2023: data tables’ - Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
We have also recently published a similar request on female officers within the force which may be of interest. This can be viewed on our disclosure log via the following link - September 2023 FOI 1710449-23 Female Officers | West Yorkshire Police