Police ethnicity and religion 830/2025
FOI Reference: 830/2025
Request
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
1. Please provide a breakdown of current serving police officers by ethnic group, using the same ethnicity categories as recorded in your HR system (e.g., White, Asian, Black, Mixed, Other, or equivalent).
For each category, provide:
-
- The number of officers.
- The percentage they represent of the total police officer headcount.
1a. Please provide the same ethnic group breakdown for each of the previous three complete calendar years.
2. Current serving police officers who self-identify as Muslim:
Please provide both the number and the percentage of the total police officer headcount.
2a. Please also provide the same Muslim-identification breakdown for each of the previous three complete calendar years.
3. Current serving police officers by rank and ethnic group:
For each ethnicity category, provide the number of officers at each rank (e.g., Constable, Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, and all higher ranks). Please use the same ethnicity categories as in section 1.
If possible, also include the percentage each figure represents within that rank.
3a. Please also provide the same rank and ethnicity breakdown for each of the previous three complete years
4. Current serving police officers by rank who self-identify as Muslim:
For each rank, provide the number of officers and the percentage they represent within that rank.
4a. Please also provide the same rank and Muslim-identification breakdown for each of the previous three complete calendar years.
Response
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-
2023 |
Total |
% |
Identify as Muslim total |
% |
PC |
SGT |
Insp |
C/insp |
Supt |
C/supt |
ACC |
DCC |
CC |
|
White- English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British |
968 |
75% |
1(PC) |
0.07% |
703 |
170 |
54 |
23 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
White- Any other white background |
19 |
1.46% |
0 |
0% |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White-Irish |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Pakistani |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Chinese |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Any other Asian background |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black- African |
1 |
0.07% |
1 (PC) |
0.07% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black - Caribbean |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other- Any other Ethnic group |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Black caribbean |
3 |
0.23% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Black African |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Asian |
4 |
0.30% |
1(insp) |
0.07% |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background |
5 |
0.38% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
36 |
2.77% |
0 |
0% |
21 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
unknown |
249 |
19.22% |
0 |
0% |
232 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2024 |
Total |
% |
Identify as Muslim total |
% |
PC |
SGT |
Insp |
C/insp |
Supt |
C/supt |
ACC |
DCC |
CC |
|
White- English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British |
972 |
75% |
1(PC) |
0.07% |
701 |
172 |
57 |
24 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
White- Any other white background |
23 |
1.77% |
0 |
0% |
21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White-Irish |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Indian |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Pakistani |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Chinese |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Any other Asian background |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black- African |
1 |
0.07% |
1(PC) |
0.07% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black - Caribbean |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other- Any other Ethnic group |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Black caribbean |
3 |
0.23% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Black African |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Asian |
5 |
0.38% |
1 (insp) |
0.07% |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background |
4 |
0.30% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
37 |
2.84% |
0 |
0% |
23 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
unknown |
243 |
18.70% |
0 |
0% |
218 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2025 |
Total |
% |
Identify as Muslim total |
% |
PC |
SGT |
Insp |
C/insp |
Supt |
C/supt |
ACC |
DCC |
CC |
|
White- English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British |
984 |
75% |
0 |
0% |
699 |
180 |
67 |
21 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White- Any other white background |
24 |
1.83% |
0 |
0% |
22 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White-Irish |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Indian |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Pakistani |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Chinese |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian- Any other Asian background |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black- African |
1 |
0.07% |
1 (PC) |
0.07% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black - Caribbean |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other- Any other Ethnic group |
2 |
0.15% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Black caribbean |
3 |
0.22% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Black African |
1 |
0.07% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- White and Asian |
5 |
0.38% |
1(C/Insp) |
0.07% |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed- Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background |
4 |
0.30% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
35 |
2.68% |
0 |
0% |
19 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
unknown |
239 |
18.31% |
0 |
0% |
201 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 02/09/2025)
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