Police use of firearms statistics: user guide
A user guide to Home Office police use of firearms statistics.
Applies to England and Wales
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Provides additional information on the statistics in the ‘Police use of firearms’ publication. It also includes a glossary and sections on data quality and revisions.
This guide applies to ‘Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017’ and previous releases in the series. For the years ending March 2018 onwards, the relevant information can be found within the main statistical release.
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Published 28 April 2016Last updated 27 July 2017 + show all updates
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Updated to accompany release of 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017'.
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Updated to accompany publication of 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016'.
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First published.