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When comparing crime statistic it can also be useful to know the strength of the police force in the different countries. The table below show the strength of the police force between the periods of 1997-2001. Many of the police forces have increased personnel in the police force except for France that has a decrease of -10%, the reason for this is not stated in the original source but can be due to structural changes in the police force and increasing the efficiency in the police force.

South Africa that has long been struggling with an increase of crime and has one sworn police officer per 384 citizens compared to India with one sworn officer on 700-750 citizens.