Official Statistics

Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2017 to March 2018

Statistics on police use of firearms in England and Wales in the financial year ending 31 March 2018.

Applies to England and Wales

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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2017 to March 2018

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Statistical news release: Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2017 to March 2018

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Details

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 armed officers.

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

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Published 26 July 2018

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