There are a hundred and eight thousand policemen in Britain and eleven thousand policewomen. One for every five hundred members of the population.
They are divided into forty-four regional forces.
The Home Secretary may have overall responsibility for the police, but the different forces come under the jurisdiction of the local police committe in each area. Although about twenty per cent are trained marksmen, the British police do not usually carry guns. The exceptions are the airport police, who have to deal with the threat of hijacking, and the police who guard diplomatic personnel.
Instead, the ordinary police carry a 'truncheon' (wooden baton) concealed in a special pocket down the inside of the trouser leg.
Traditionaly a British policeman is called a 'Bobby' after Sir Robert (Bobby) Peel who founded the police.
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