Only one in 13 police are on the beat in Scotland / Scotsman on Sunday, 4 November 2007
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1755352007
RICHARD ELIAS
"ONLY 7.5% of Scottish police officers are available for frontline duties despite record recruitment, according to shocking new figures. More officers are on holiday or doing paperwork than are on patrol at any one time, the disturbing statistics from the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) reveal."