West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police is the local police who are responsible for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the fourth largest local police force in England and Wales by number of police officers.
| West Yorkshire Police | |
| Motto | In the Public Service |
| Agency Overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1974 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Employees | 9,853 |
| Volunteers | 403[1] |
| Annual Budget | £396.0 million[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
Police area of West Yorkshire in the country of England , United Kingdom |
| Map of West Yorkshire Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 2,029 km² |
| Population | 2,108,000 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
| General nature |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Overviewed by | |
| Headquarters | Wakefield |
| Constables | 5,062 (including 493 Special Constables)[2] |
| Police Community Support Officers | 689[2] |
| Mayor responsible | Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire |
| Agency executive | John Robins, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | 5 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 41 |
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History
West Yorkshire Police was made in 1974, when part of the West Yorkshire Constabulary (itself created in 1968, and being responsible for a much larger area) was joined with the Leeds City Police and Bradford City Police, under the Local Government Act 1972. The force was originally known as the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police. Some older signs around the Force area, such as the one near the Millgarth Police Station in Leeds city centre, read 'West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police'. The 'Metropolitan' from the police title was removed in 1986 when the Metropolitan counties were ended.[3][4] Suggestions made by the Home Secretary on 21 March 2006 would see the force join with North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police to form a better police force for the entire region, but this suggestion failed.
On 12 December 2006, Sir Norman Bettison was announced as the new chief constable, replacing Colin Cramphorn and resigned from his position on 24 October 2012. He was replaced by Temporary Chief Constable John Parkinson until Mark Gilmore was made chief constable on 1 February 2013.
In 2018, it was thought West Yorkshire Police would lose 400 officers from its 4,800 officers due to austerity.[5]
Well-known cases
- The look for the Yorkshire Ripper (1975 to 1981)
- Chapeltown riots (1975, 1981 and 1987)
- Bradford riots (2001)
- Harehills riot (2001)
- Hunt for killer David Bieber (2003)
- The disappearance of Shannon Mathews (2008)
- The murder of Jo Cox, MP (2016)
- Assault on Syrian migrants, Almondbury Community School (2018)
West Yorkshire Police Media
- Peugeot 308 of the West Yorkshire Police, Leeds Central Police Station (16th March 2018) 002.jpg
West Yorkshire Police Peugeot 308
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Relic of the former West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police – sign found near former police building in Wakefield city centre (now removed)
- West Yorkshire Police Sir Alec Jeffreys Building - YaTH SSU, Calder Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.jpg
Photograph of the West Yorkshire Police Sir Alec Jeffreys Building – part of the Yorkshire and The Humber Scientific Support Unit at Calder Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
- West Yorkshire Police - Bishopgarth.jpg
Sign outside of the former West Yorkshire Police Training and Development Centre, Bishopgarth, Wakefield.
- England - West Yorkshire Police (bell) (6505642557).jpg
West Yorkshire Police Patch
- Coat of Arms of West Yorkshire Police.svg
Coat of Arms of West Yorkshire Police
References
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- ↑ West Yorkshire Police: Policing Firsts Archived 15 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Police chiefs warn of fewer officers after Treasury shrinks budgets further". The Guardian. 23 October 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/23/police-chiefs-fewer-officers-treasury-shrinks-budgets-pensions. Retrieved 27 June 2021.