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)