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dates in the policing calendar should have IN THIS EDITION, IN FIGURES:
enforced that message still further.
The first was the Care of Police 23,000
Survivors (COPS) remembrance service at
the National Memorial Arboretum at Estimated number of police officers and staff assaulted during
Alrewas, Staffordshire in July. This event, 2015/2016
which has its focus firmly on the families
of police officers who have died in the line 628
of duty, really does make you understand
the impact of an officer’s death on the Self-reported assaults in the West Midlands
family they leave behind. COPS provides an
invaluable service, with families 76 per cent
supporting families.
The COPS service and National Police Confidence in policing
Memorial Day, which is held on the last
Sunday of September each year, act as a 6 days
reminder that our fallen colleagues are
never forgotten. We remember their Police security operation for the Tory Party Conference
sacrifice in the name of duty and we also
stand in unity with their families. £3,000
Fund-raising target for Inspector Karen Geddes when she tackles
the New York Marathon in November
£37,888.11
Current total for Millie-Bea’s life-changing appeal fund
750
People at this year’s Care of Police Survivors (COPS) remembrance
service
7
The Force’s ranking in the Top 50 companies for inclusivity
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