Official Statistics

Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021

Statistics on incidents where police officers use force; including type of force, reason, outcome, injuries, and person details (such as age, gender).

• From: Home Office
• Published: 16 December 2021

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021

Ref: Home Office Statistical Bulletin 36 21

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Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021: data tables

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

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Pre-release access list for: Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021

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The statistics on police use of force within this release cover incidents in England and Wales between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. Data were collected from the 43 Home Office funded police forces in England and Wales.

The police use of force statistics, year ending March 2021 are classified as official statistics. This is the fourth annual publication of these statistics and the first year that the experimental statistics label has been removed from the publication. This indicates that the development stage of the statistics has ended, and that: feedback demonstrates that the statistics are useful and credible; the statistical methods involved in analysing the data are now well established; the quality and coverage limitations are known and the impact of these are understood

More information is available in the User guide to ‘Police use of force statistics, England and Wales’.

Published 16 December 2021