Data for each pre-1975 force is not held centrally.Number of Police Officers in Scotland Force 31 Dec 1945 31 Dec 1955 31 Dec 1965 31 Dec 1975 31 Dec 1985 Central n/a n/a n/a 483 550 Dumfries and Galloway n/a n/a n/a 278 330 Fife n/a n/a n/a 650 670 Grampian n/a n/a n/a 821 970 Lothian and Borders n/a n/a n/a 2,181 2,394 Northern n/a n/a n/a 572 606 Strathclyde n/a n/a n/a 6,478 6,816 Tayside n/a n/a n/a 913 968 Total 5,862 7,729 10,175 12,376 13,304 Force 31 Dec 1986 31 Dec 1987 31 Dec 1988 31 Dec 1989 31 Dec 1990 Central 549 571 599 619 641 Dumfries and Galloway 338 348 347 348 357 Fife 725 741 751 754 753 Grampian 995 1,017 1,028 1,084 1,138 Lothian and Borders 2,442 2,414 2,397 2,486 2,463 Northern 610 607 615 625 632 Strathclyde 6,769 6,773 6,768 6,887, 6,804 Tayside 1,000 1,005 1,013 1,011 1,053 Total 13,428 13,476 13,518 13,814 13,841 Force 31 Dec 1991 31 Dec 1992 31 Dec 1993 31 Dec 1994 31 Dec 1995 Central 636 649 657 654 659 Dumfries and Galloway 370 387 386 390 392 Fife 775 786 786 789 791 Grampian 1,150 1,194 1,193 1,191 1181 Lothian and Borders 2,522 2,561 2,558 2,556 2536 Northern 633 636 658 643 648 Strathclyde 6,790 6,797 6,823 7,003 7,156 Tayside 1,047 1,084 1,078 1,087 1,116 Total 13,923 14,094 14,139 14,313 14,479 Force 31 Dec 1996 31 Dec 1997 31 Dec 1998 31 Dec 1999 Central 666 693 719 710 Dumfries and Galloway 402 441 446 453 Fife 825 852 841 825 Grampian 1,155 1,195 1,226 1,230 Lothian and Borders 2,661 2,699 2,621 2,581 Northern 636 645 667 658 Strathclyde 7,207 7,377 7,186 7,090 Tayside 1,120 1,148 1,148 1,137 Total 14,672 15,050 14,854 14,684 Force 31 Dec 2000 31 Dec 2001 31 Dec 2002 31 Dec 2003 31 Dec 2004 Central 717 710 728 756 795 Dumfries and Galloway 463 473 469 486 478 Fife 844 886 914 956 987 Grampian 1,237 1,256 1,248 1,311 1,373 Lothian and Borders 2,640 2,618 2,667 2,717 2,785 Northern 647 672 691 676 705 Strathclyde 7,168 7,226 7,294 7,431 7,615 Tayside 1,147 1,154 1,161 1,150 1,169 Total 14,863 14,995 15,170 15,483 15,908 Notes:1...