Use of Force - Q2 2022-2023 (July- September)
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 October to December 2022
Incident Location
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
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Incident location |
Number of records |
| Street / Highway | 170 |
| Dwelling | 106 |
| Custody Block | 42 |
| Not Entered | 41 |
| Open ground (e.g. park, car-park, field) | 38 |
| Hospital / A and E (non mental health setting) | 18 |
| Other | 14 |
| Retail premises | 11 |
| Mental Health Setting | 3 |
| Police station (excluding custody block) | 3 |
| Ambulance | 2 |
| Licensed Premises | 2 |
| Police vehicle with prisoner handling cage | 2 |
| Public transport | 2 |
| Police vehicle without prisoner handling cage | 1 |
Impact Factor
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
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Impact Factor |
Number of records |
| Alcohol | 212 |
| Mental health | 114 |
| Drugs | 113 |
| Prior knowledge | 113 |
| Size/gender/build | 99 |
| Possession of a weapon | 59 |
| Not Entered | 48 |
| Other | 44 |
| Crowd | 16 |
| Acute Behavioural Disorder | 11 |
Reason for Force
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
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Reason for force |
Number of uses of force |
| Effect arrest | 299 |
| Effect other search | 20 |
| Effect search in custody | 25 |
| Effect stop and search | 25 |
| Not Entered | 8 |
| Other | 7 |
| Prevent escape | 225 |
| Prevent harm | 261 |
| Prevent offence | 76 |
| Protect other officers | 221 |
| Protect public | 85 |
| Protect self | 188 |
| Protect subject | 59 |
| Remove handcuffs | 9 |
| Secure evidence | 17 |
Force used
The information in the pie chart above is displayed in the table below
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Type of force used |
Number of uses of force |
| Non-compliant handcuffing | 140 |
| Compliant handcuffing | 134 |
| Unarmed skills (including pressure points, strikes, restraints, and take-downs) | 108 |
| Limb/body restraints | 92 |
| C.E.D. | 74 |
| Ground restraint | 66 |
| Other/improvised | 31 |
| Irritant spray - PAVA used | 10 |
| AEP drawn | 8 |
| Spit and bite guard | 8 |
| Irritant spray - PAVA drawn | 6 |
| Firearms aimed | 4 |
| Baton used | 2 |
| AEP used | 1 |
Police Physically injured
|
Police physically injured |
Number of uses of force |
| Not applicable - I was not assaulted | 404 |
| Not Entered | 21 |
| Yes, I was injured as a result of an assault | 21 |
| No, I was assaulted but not injured | 5 |
Gender
|
Gender |
Number of uses of force |
| Male | 278 |
| Female | 42 |
| Not given | 3 |
| Total | 323 |
Subject injured as a result of force
|
Subject injured as a result of force |
Number of uses of force |
| No | 368 |
| Yes | 57 |
| Unconfirmed | 30 |
Self-defined race
|
Self defined race |
Number of uses of force |
| Arab or Other Ethnic Group | 2 |
| Asian (or Asian British) | 5 |
| Black (or Black British) | 13 |
| Mixed | 11 |
| White | 244 |
| Not stated | 48 |
| Total | 323 |
Age
|
Age |
Number of uses of force |
| under 11 years | 1 |
| 11 - 17 years | 43 |
| 18 - 34 years | 156 |
| 35 - 49 years | 90 |
| 50 - 64 years | 28 |
| 65 and over | 1 |
| Not stated | 4 |
| Total | 323 |