Guidance

User guide to Police use of force statistics, England and Wales

This guide to 'Police use of force statistics' is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the statistics.

Applies to England and Wales

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The guide contains a glossary of terms, notes on interpreting the figures, and information on sources of data on Police use of force statistics.

Updates to this page

Published 15 December 2022
Last updated 5 December 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated to accompany publication of 'Police use of force statistics, April 2023 to March 2024'.

  2. Updated to accompany publication of 'Police use of force statistics, April 2022 to March 2023'.

  3. First published.

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