Frontline policing is being “eradicated” as Scotland’s communities face a postcode lottery in local cuts, figures have revealed.
Hundreds of officers have been lost from divisions across the country over the last three years with some areas seeing a decrease in numbers by as much as 14%.
Scotland currently has 16,600 full-time equivalent officers. Of these, 12,193 were assigned to one of Police Scotland’s 13 local divisions.
