His Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMI): Michelle Skeer is HMI for Greater Manchester.
This force is in the Northern HMICFRS policing region.
Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy), and other force assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.
In our latest assessments of Greater Manchester Police, we made the following judgments:
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These are the latest key facts about Greater Manchester Police.
Greater Manchester Police provides policing services to the metropolitan area of Greater Manchester. The police force area covers 493 square miles in the north west of England.
Although there are areas of great affluence, Greater Manchester has a high level of poverty.
Around 2.8 million people live in an urban setting. This major conurbation includes Manchester and Salford, as well as the large surrounding towns. The residential population is ethnically diverse, with 16 percent from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and is increased by very large numbers of university students and the large numbers who visit, socialise in, commute into, or travel through the region.
The transport infrastructure includes major rail stations and a major airport.
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