Use of Force - Q4 2022-2023 (Jan-March)
Our officers face difficult situations every day.
A thankfully small percentage of these situations will result in the officer having to use force, be it to protect the public, maintain order or keep themselves from harm.
They are extensively trained to use this force proportionately, lawfully and only when it's absolutely necessary.
Please see below for some statistics relating to the period January to March 2023:
Incident Location
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
| Incident Location | Number of uses of force |
| Street / Highway | 330 |
| Dwelling | 167 |
| Custody Block | 91 |
| Open Ground (e.g. park, car-park, field) | 76 |
| Other | 45 |
| Licenced Premises | 16 |
| Retail Premises | 10 |
| Hospital / A and E (non mental health setting) | 9 |
| Police station (exclduing custody block) | 6 |
| Police vehicle with prisoner handling cage | 5 |
| Ambulance | 4 |
| Police vehicle without prisoner handling cage | 2 |
Impact Factor
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
| Impact Factor | Number of Records |
| Alcohol | 314 |
| Drugs | 190 |
| Prior Knowledge | 184 |
| Size/gender/build | 176 |
| Mental Health | 173 |
| Impact Factor : Other | 136 |
| Possession of weapons | 90 |
| Crowd | 38 |
| Acute Behaviourial Disorder | 22 |
Reason for Force
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
| Reason for force | Number of Records |
| Effect Arrest | 454 |
| Prevent Harm | 387 |
| Protect other officers | 345 |
| Prevent Escape | 342 |
| Protect Self | 297 |
| Protect Public | 113 |
| Protect Subject | 107 |
| Effect Stop and search | 89 |
| Prevent Offence | 84 |
| Effect Search in Custody | 50 |
| Effect Search | 34 |
| Secure Evidence | 28 |
| Other | 12 |
| Remove Handcuffs | 8 |
Force Used
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
| Force Used | Number of Records |
| Compliant handcuffing | 296 |
| Non-compliant handcuffing | 182 |
| Unarmed skills (including pressure points, strikes, restraints, and take-downs) | 165 |
| Limb/body restraints | 147 |
| Ground restraint | 96 |
| C.E.D. | 91 |
| Other/improvised | 62 |
| Irritant spray - PAVA used | 16 |
| Dog deployed | 14 |
| Spit and bite guard | 11 |
| Irritant spray - PAVA drawn | 9 |
| Baton used | 5 |
| Firearms aimed | 4 |
| Baton drawn | 3 |
| AEP drawn | 3 |
| Shield | 2 |