The overall number of police officers in North Wales has dropped by 9% in the last two years a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The worst hit have been the number of young police officers, which has dropped by 70% in the same time.
The Flintshire Chronicle report:
THE number of young police officers in North Wales has plummeted by more than 70% in two years.
Officers under the age of 26 represent just 1% of the force – the sixth lowest figure in the UK.
MP for Delyn and Shadow Police Minister David Hanson said: “It is vital that we get young people engaged and wanting to join the police – the cuts in funding [20%] and consequential recruitment freeze in many forces is now leading to a fall in younger members of the police. The public need the police to reflect its make-up – this has the real potential to further hit confidence in policing.”