West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police
Motto	In the Public Service
Agency Overview
Formed	1974
Preceding agencies	West Yorkshire Constabulary Leeds City Police Bradford City Police
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	Local civilian police See also Police
Operational Structure
Overviewed by	Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Independent Office for Police Conduct
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

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.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Home Office Performance and Measurement: West Yorkshire Police". Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2013". HM Government. Office for National Statistics. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.