Know Your Rights: Parental Leave

Policing is a stressful job, often exposing police officers and staff to situations and events that most of us would never want to see.

Being held at knifepoint, punched and spat at. Unfortunately, attacks on police officers have become all too frequent. Police officers sacrifice their own safety to look after the public. While they protect you, who protects them?

Police Officer Cleared of Dangerous Driving in 20 Minutes

#LockedUp thanks to our hardworking members: #BroughtToJustice

#GoodPoliceWork from Detective Constable Alex Powe and colleagues in this distressing investigation as man is #Jailed #BroughtToJustice

Police Leavers Survey: 74% of resigners cited low morale as a major reason for leaving. 41% of resigners & 32% of retirees pointed to physical health issues as a reason. 60% said understaffing/the inability to meet team or unit demands drove their decision

125 police officers are assaulted in England and Wales every day. Government data shows there were 45,907 assaults on #police officers in England & Wales last year. That’s 882 a week. #ProtectTheProtectors

During their careers, each police officer is likely to encounter between 400 to 600 traumatic events. Most citizens will experience between three or four in their lifetime.

1,006 Devon and Cornwall Police officers were assaulted last year. That’s an average of more than 19 a week. More than 2 every single day. #ProtectTheProtectors

Offenders #BroughtToJustice in Devon:

Last year, 39% of sick days taken by police officers were due to mental ill health - up from 33% in 2020. This is significantly higher than similar professions, like midwives, ambulance staff and doctors

#Results from our members as controlling man is #BroughtToJustice after our members find weapons:

Government figures show Devon and Cornwall Police has a 0.5% drop in the number of police officers over the past 6 months. #PoliceNumbersMatter

Resources available for those wanting to leave policing and Home Office figures show that police officers voluntarily leaving the service has hit a record high of more than 5,000. More than double the rate from four years ago.

Funding confirmed for national violence and public protection centre - the creation of a dedicated policing hub will support forces with specialist knowledge and training for investigators and officers

"Police officer numbers may be levelling off with a handful of forces recording a drop in recent months. Meanwhile PCSO numbers have been falling in more than half of forces."

Between 2001 and 2020, 344 police officers sadly took their own lives. Breaking the Silence webinar: Conversations about mental health and suicide prevention #AskTwice - it may save a life.

Police Officer pay rise 2025. NPCC recommends an annual pay uplift of 3.8% from September 2025. Staff Associations for Chief Officers and Superintendents and Chief Superintendents recommend a pay uplift of 4.8%

More than 24,000 vehicles were caught on camera being driven at more than 100mph (161km/h) between 2019 and 2023, police data shows.