Published 13 December 2018
Last updated 5 December 2024 — See all updates
Official statistics on police use of force incidents in England
and Wales. Data is collected from all 43 Home Office funded
police forces and BTP.
Official statistics on police use of force incidents in England
and Wales. Data covers all 43 Home Office funded police forces
(and the British Transport Police from the year ending 31 March
2024).
These statistics cover incidents where police officers have used
force and include:
- tactics used
- reasons for using force
- outcomes
- injuries (to the officers and or the person involved)
- personal characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity and physical
or mental health condition, as perceived by the reporting officer
if not self-defined)
From April 2017, all police forces in the UK have been required
to record this data. The purpose of the use of force data
collection is to provide transparency and accountability in this
area by providing information on the different types of force
used and other related data.
Statistics on police use of conducted energy devices (CED), for
example TASER ®, were previously collected on a calendar year
basis by the Home Office until 2016 (inclusive). These
statistics, for the years 2009 to 2016, can be found
at Police use of TASER ® X26
conducted energy devices statistics.
From April 2017, CED data has been collected on a financial year
basis (April to March), for inclusion in the police use of force
statistical collection. The new figures for CED use from 2017 to
2018 onwards are not comparable with previous figures, due to the
new recording methods. More information is available in the
‘User guide to Police use
of force statistics, England and Wales'.
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