GMP complaints on top-three list
Date published: 02 September 2010
Greater Manchester’s police officers are some of the most complained about in the UK, new figures show.
A total of 160 officers in the region had three or more complaints made against them last year — the third highest number nationally.
The Police Force of Northern Ireland had the highest number of officers with three or more complaints, at 376.
The Metropolitan Police was second with 273 officers, followed by Greater Manchester with 160, Kent with 130 and West Mercia with 117.
More than 2,000 police officers had at least three complaints made against them by members of the public over the past year, a BBC poll shows.
Most complaints were about rudeness, assault or failure of duty.
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