Official Statistics

Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017

Statistics on police use of firearms in England and Wales in the financial year ending 31 March 2017.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Statistical news release: Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017

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Details

Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017: data tables.

Police use of firearms statistics: user guide.

Covers data on the number of police firearms operations, operations involving armed response vehicles, the number of incidents in which police firearms were discharged and the number of authorised firearms officers.

If you have any queries about this release, please email PublicOrderStatistics@homeoffice.gov.uk.

The Home Office statistician responsible for the figures in this release is David Blunt, Chief Statistician and Head of Profession for Statistics.

Updates to this page

Published 27 July 2017

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