76 new officers will be added to the force this year with a large number of them having just started their training.
Sixty new Police officers are now undergoing training in North Yorkshire as part of a scheme to increase the number of officers on the street.
Assistant Chief Constable, Mark Pannone, says it's the final phase of a three year drive to increase staffing levels.
However the successful campaign to recruit new police officers in North Yorkshire has lead to a shortage of PCSO's
The North Yorkshire force aims to add another 76 officers to it's ranks this year.
ACC Pannone says many of the new trainees were previously working as PCSO's
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