icHuddersfield - Record high for nation's police: "Police officer numbers are up by more than 2,000 nationally since March 2004 to 141,230.
The number of Special Constables has increased by nearly 1,000 since March 2004 to 11,918. This is the first annual increase in specials since 1992.
Community support officers are up by nearly 2,800 to 6,214 and police staff are up by nearly 3,300 to 70,869."
