Three of the eight largest forces are yet to reach ethnic diversity recruitment targets set in 1999
BAME officers as a % of force
2021
Target for 2009*
1999
0%
5
10
15
20
25
Metropolitan police 15.8% (-9.7 pts off target)
Greater Manchester 9.3% (+1.7)
West Midlands 12.3% (-3.8)
West Yorkshire 7.7% (-1.8)
Thames Valley 5.5% (+0.2)
Kent 4.0% (+1.6)
Merseyside 3.4% (+1.4)
Essex 3.8% (+1.9)