FOI date
09/2023
FOI reference
FOI 1773468/23

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:

 

Police Ranks, broken down by gender
 

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