Police forces' success compared

A comparison of police forces in England and Wales ranks them according to performance in key areas.

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The Home Office assessed forces on reducing crime, investigating crime, promoting safety, providing assistance, citizen focus, resource use and local policing.

The results were turned into a league table, by awarding the forces points according to whether they were rated excellent, good, fair or poor in each area. The Home Office does not produce such a league table itself.

POLICE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS 2005/06
FORCE	POINTS	RANK
Staffordshire	18	1
Northumbria	17	2
City of London	14	=3
Dorset	14	=3
Dyfed-Powys	14	=3
Hertfordshire	14	=3
Lancashire	14	=3
Leicestershire	14	=3
North Wales	14	=3
Surrey	14	=3
West Yorkshire	14	=3
Durham	13	=12
North Yorkshire	13	=12
Thames Valley	13	=12
West Mercia	13	=12
Avon and Somerset	12	=16
Essex	12	=16
Hampshire	12	=16
Merseyside	12	=16
Metropolitan Police	12	=16
South Yorkshire	12	=16
Sussex	12	=16
West Midlands	12	=16
Cumbria	11	=24
Devon and Cornwall	11	=24
Kent	11	=24
Cambridgeshire	10	=27
Derbyshire	10	=27
Gloucestershire	10	=27
South Wales	10	=27
Suffolk	10	=27
Wiltshire	10	=27
Greater Manchester	9	=33
Gwent	9	=33
Norfolk	9	=33
Cheshire	8	36
Bedfordshire	7	=37
Cleveland	7	=37
Warwickshire	7	=37
Lincolnshire	5	40
Nottinghamshire	4	41
Humberside	3	=42
Northamptonshire	3	=42
Source: Press Association, based on Home Office figures