Fewer police on the beat in the City
LONDONDERRY has 150 fewer police officers now than ten years ago when the Belfast Agreement was signed.
Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show there are currently just 281 PSNI officers serving in the Foyle District Command Unit area, in comparison to 428 RUC officers serving in 1998.
The figures show there are 164 constables, 37 reserve constables, and 27 part time police officers currently available for duty.
Eleven years ago, there was 210 constables, 124 reserve constables and eleven part time reservists.
Ninety per cent of PSNI officers in Foyle are operational with the remainder “desk based”.
