Fall in police complaints

Sep 25 2008 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

THE number of complaints received by West Yorkshire Police has fallen by the largest margin of any police force in the country.

In 2007/8 the number of complaint cases handled by the Force fell by 22% from 1,019 to 797.

The figures come from a report published today by the Independent Police Complaints Commission entitled Police Complaints: Statistics for England and Wales 2007/8.

The report also showed a 14% reduction in the number of allegations made against officers and that 96% of the complaints that were investigated were unsubstantiated.