Home Office
November 30
09:30
2023
Details
The statistics on police use of force within this release cover incidents in England and Wales between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. Data was collected from the 43 Home Office funded police forces in England and Wales.
The police use of force statistics, year ending 31 March 2023, are classified as official statistics. This is the sixth year of their publication and the third year the statistics have been published following a 3-year official statistics in development phase.
More information is available in theUser guide to Police use of force statistics, England and Wales.