(10 years, 7 months ago)
Written StatementsI am today publishing statistics on police use of firearms in England and Wales for the period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. These show that:
The number of police operations in which firearms were authorised was 10,996—a decrease of 1,554 (14.1 %) on the previous year.
The number of authorised firearms officers (AFO’s) was 6,091—a decrease of 665 (10.9%) officers overall on the previous year.
The number of operations involving armed response vehicles was 13,116—a decrease of 1,145 (8.7%) on the previous year.
The police discharged a conventional firearm in three incidents—down from 5 incidents in 2011-12.
Full details are set out in the following tables.
2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | |
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AVON & SOMERSET | 311 | 333 | 247 | 285 | 328 | 339 | 267 | 250 | 193 | 239 |
BEDFORDSHIRE | 442 | 475 | 575 | 663 | 1,217 | 1,229 | 869 | 1,047 | 783 | 428 |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 104 | 241 | 201 | 207 | 316 | 460 | 490 | 402 | 347 | 352 |
CHESHIRE | 397 | 358 | 367 | 340 | 317 | 269 | 314 | 244 | 226 | 175 |
CLEVELAND | 453 | 530 | 657 | 293 | 577 | 667 | 430 | 581 | 489 | 208 |
CITY OF LONDON | 364 | 404 | 323 | 239 | 365 | 63 | 38 | 64 | 64 | 52 |
CUMBRIA | 72 | 152 | 112 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 109 | 67 | 93 |
DERBYSHIRE | 369 | 287 | 305 | 223 | 211 | 310 | 198 | 179 | 190 | 204 |
DEVON & CORNWALL | 112 | 71 | 84 | 80 | 143 | 170 | 185 | 189 | 163 | 151 |
DORSET | 231 | 223 | 263 | 354 | 258 | 369 | 351 | 242 | 194 | 188 |
DURHAM | 156 | 144 | 291 | 340 | 206 | 181 | 140 | 205 | 202 | 201 |
ESSEX | 275 | 296 | 432 | 245 | 529 | 529 | 444 | 384 | 402 | 584 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 127 | 176 | 229 | 280 | 162 | 132 | 175 | 133 | 160 | 21 |
GTR MANCHESTER | 507 | 461 | 478 | 481 | 497 | 524 | 415 | 360 | 414 | 472 |
HAMPSHIRE | 208 | 237 | 289 | 352 | 382 | 362 | 292 | 360 | 487 | 291 |
HERTFORDSHIRE | 195 | 185 | 187 | 280 | 303 | 343 | 205 | 334 | 247 | 47 |
HUMBERSIDE | 183 | 206 | 362 | 235 | 209 | 123 | 133 | 166 | 99 | 85 |
KENT | 207 | 163 | 219 | 170 | 202 | 280 | 275 | 213 | 168 | 222 |
LANCASHIRE | 318 | 241 | 240 | 410 | 388 | 281 | 245 | 169 | 113 | 93 |
LEICESTERSHIRE | 295 | 260 | 363 | 334 | 318 | 347 | 280 | 196 | 217 | 209 |
LINCOLNSHIRE | 386 | 294 | 220 | 157 | 158 | 133 | 73 | 97 | 134 | 84 |
MERSEYSIDE | 751 | 733 | 669 | 727 | 829 | 556 | 701 | 663 | 708 | 754 |
METROPOLITAN1 | 3,563 | 2,964 | 4,711 | 3,878 | 4,948 | 2,029 | 1,971 | 1,661 | 1,303 | 1,136 |
NORFOLK | 178 | 195 | 175 | 153 | 174 | 274 | 192 | 252 | 219 | 133 |
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | 148 | 158 | 137 | 156 | 159 | 120 | 109 | 129 | 182 | 159 |
NORTHUMBRIA | 1,140 | 977 | 611 | 332 | 229 | 154 | 156 | 167 | 150 | 204 |
NORTH YORKSHIRE | 147 | 185 | 183 | 282 | 329 | 289 | 272 | 228 | 280 | 283 |
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 459 | 408 | 394 | 289 | 270 | 245 | 194 | 279 | 303 | 276 |
SOUTH YORKSHIRE | 484 | 546 | 749 | 737 | 628 | 538 | 533 | 434 | 384 | 362 |
STAFFORDSHIRE | 255 | 216 | 171 | 250 | 244 | 209 | 183 | 231 | 201 | 160 |
SUFFOLK | 251 | 153 | 202 | 256 | 193 | 237 | 225 | 227 | 280 | 227 |
SURREY | 203 | 151 | 222 | 222 | 375 | 479 | 188 | 162 | 141 | 180 |
SUSSEX | 280 | 187 | 190 | 201 | 331 | 331 | 227 | 205 | 247 | 180 |
THAMES VALLEY | 195 | 289 | 427 | 264 | 293 | 344 | 319 | 257 | 326 | 295 |
WARWICKSHIRE | 164 | 124 | 180 | 162 | 150 | 145 | 129 | 93 | 101 | 72 |
WEST MERCIA | 197 | 162 | 122 | 155 | 202 | 171 | 122 | 98 | 114 | 136 |
WEST MIDLANDS | 1,377 | 1,264 | 1,044 | 1,557 | 1,063 | 1,109 | 933 | 750 | 641 | 791 |
WEST YORKSHIRE2 | 575 | 853 | 1,335 | 1,245 | 831 | 887 | 737 | 641 | 450 | 437 |
WILTSHIRE | 63 | 88 | 139 | 226 | 128 | 158 | 152 | 86 | 87 | 91 |
DYFED POWYS | 28 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 155 | 92 | 71 | 91 | 292 | 109 |
GWENT | 40 | 81 | 94 | 133 | 334 | 152 | 151 | 139 | 197 | 133 |
NORTH WALES | 197 | 223 | 350 | 340 | 259 | 185 | 126 | 182 | 186 | 113 |
SOUTH WALES3 | 250 | 236 | 279 | 308 | 293 | 555 | 628 | 597 | 399 | 366 |
TOTAL | 16,657 | 15,981 | 18,891 | 18,005 | 19,595 | 16,456 | 14,218 | 13,496 | 12,550 | 10,996 |
2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | |
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AVON & SOMERSET | 122 | 118 | 117 | 103 | 123 | 127 | 124 | 129 | 120 | 110 |
BEDFORDSHIRE | 58 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 61 |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 60 | 60 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 37 |
CHESHIRE | 75 | 76 | 73 | 80 | 72 | 88 | 95 | 87 | 80 | 68 |
CLEVELAND | 95 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 97 | 83 | 72 | 74 | 64 | 62 |
CITY OF LONDON | 86 | 89 | 86 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 45 |
CUMBRIA | 89 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 97 | 86 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 87 |
DERBYSHIRE | 70 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 71 | 65 | 60 | 61 |
DEVON & CORNWALL | 132 | 123 | 122 | 132 | 142 | 146 | 157 | 146 | 147 | 138 |
DORSET | 60 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 53 |
DURHAM | 97 | 103 | 100 | 102 | 89 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 67 | 65 |
ESSEX | 186 | 202 | 205 | 220 | 225 | 223 | 223 | 207 | 202 | 198 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 82 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 108 | 102 | 97 | 87 |
GTR MANCHESTER | 205 | 187 | 245 | 217 | 250 | 296 | 237 | 227 | 236 | 227 |
HAMPSHIRE | 94 | 92 | 97 | 83 | 85 | 93 | 96 | 87 | 92 | 80 |
HERTFORDSHIRE | 50 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 39 |
HUMBERSIDE | 96 | 101 | 92 | 83 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 68 |
KENT | 90 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 87 | 110 | 103 | 97 | 101 | 94 |
LANCASHIRE | 122 | 115 | 123 | 103 | 143 | 105 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 91 |
LEICESTERSHIRE | 51 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 78 | 68 |
LINCOLNSHIRE | 78 | 86 | 87 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 71 | 62 | 61 |
MERSEYSIDE | 94 | 93 | 129 | 139 | 153 | 154 | 141 | 127 | 122 | 120 |
METROPOLITAN | 2,060 | 2,134 | 2,331 | 2,584 | 2,530 | 2,740 | 2,856 | 2,665 | 2,731 | 2,314 |
NORFOLK | 114 | 125 | 119 | 127 | 114 | 106 | 111 | 112 | 125 | 104 |
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | 52 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 48 |
NORTHUMBRIA | 90 | 93 | 98 | 92 | 96 | 95 | 102 | 96 | 95 | 98 |
NORTH YORKSHIRE | 60 | 56 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 70 |
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 138 | 138 | 149 | 146 | 137 | 133 | 91 | 98 | 92 | 81 |
SOUTH YORKSHIRE | 98 | 122 | 116 | 118 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 86 | 98 | 93 |
STAFFORDSHIRE | 67 | 76 | 70 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 85 | 81 | 88 | 80 |
SUFFOLK | 96 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
SURREY | 53 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 50 |
SUSSEX | 134 | 130 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 123 | 114 | 129 | 129 | 126 |
THAMES VALLEY | 172 | 176 | 180 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 193 | 194 | 199 | 194 |
WARWICKSHIRE | 46 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 76 | 60 | 62 | 42 |
WEST MERCIA | 139 | 141 | 152 | 133 | 163 | 137 | 115 | 132 | 134 | 127 |
WEST MIDLANDS | 124 | 134 | 145 | 175 | 177 | 165 | 180 | 167 | 156 | 158 |
WEST YORKSHIRE | 140 | 130 | 150 | 148 | 147 | 135 | 156 | 140 | 156 | 151 |
WILTSHIRE | 80 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 70 | 74 |
DYFED POWYS | 58 | 79 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 72 |
GWENT | 71 | 74 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 56 |
NORTH WALES | 73 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 53 | 76 | 57 | 80 | 72 |
SOUTH WALES | 139 | 134 | 130 | 115 | 138 | 121 | 114 | 104 | 100 | 102 |
TOTAL | 6,096 | 6,243 | 6,584 | 6,728 | 6,780 | 6,906 | 6,979 | 6,653 | 6,756 | 6,091 |
2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | |
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AVON & SOMERSET | 249 | 312 | 167 | 192 | 292 | 231 | 137 | 135 | 146 | 180 |
BEDFORDSHIRE | 414 | 419 | 534 | 639 | 1,171 | 1,188 | 819 | 991 | 739 | 383 |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 155 | 172 | 160 | 172 | 221 | 366 | 393 | 307 | 256 | 281 |
CHESHIRE4 | 356 | 773 | 807 | 793 | 642 | 221 | 244 | 226 | 175 | |
CLEVELAND5 | 86 | 154 | 285 | 290 | 554 | 661 | 426 | 481 | 233 | |
CITY OF LONDON | 364 | 275 | 234 | 183 | 200 | 63 | 32 | 63 | 64 | 51 |
CUMBRIA | 65 | 134 | 90 | 72 | 74 | 56 | 51 | 75 | 50 | 63 |
DERBYSHIRE | 312 | 254 | 257 | 183 | 187 | 252 | 169 | 141 | 152 | 168 |
DEVON & CORNWALL | 94 | 54 | 54 | 76 | 120 | 138 | 168 | 174 | 154 | 135 |
DORSET | 215 | 195 | 246 | 322 | 238 | 347 | 349 | 200 | 148 | 145 |
DURHAM | 96 | 91 | 256 | 204 | 192 | 164 | 140 | 204 | 193 | 192 |
ESSEX | 138 | 138 | 155 | 224 | 226 | 391 | 273 | 187 | 277 | 443 |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 109 | 121 | 145 | 213 | 147 | 120 | 100 | 78 | 104 | 115 |
GTR MANCHESTER | 440 | 364 | 306 | 214 | 196 | 460 | 292 | 288 | 290 | 323 |
HAMPSHIRE | 128 | 167 | 178 | 270 | 271 | 247 | 194 | 312 | 427 | 279 |
HERTFORDSHIRE | 157 | 155 | 160 | 226 | 262 | 311 | 182 | 286 | 206 | 167 |
HUMBERSIDE | 158 | 184 | 335 | 232 | 183 | 94 | 111 | 115 | 85 | 73 |
KENT | 193 | 124 | 183 | 373 | 364 | 325 | 227 | 203 | 134 | 189 |
LANCASHIRE | 273 | 228 | 232 | 383 | 313 | 279 | 239 | 166 | 109 | 76 |
LEICESTERSHIRE | 269 | 232 | 328 | 313 | 268 | 332 | 263 | 180 | 209 | 197 |
LINCOLNSHIRE | 355 | 276 | 210 | 147 | 153 | 128 | 63 | 89 | 124 | 76 |
MERSEYSIDE | 687 | 677 | 611 | 644 | 734 | 445 | 631 | 491 | 584 | 645 |
METROPOLITAN6 | 2,423 | 2,322 | 2,572 | 2,770 | 2,303 | 7,374 | 7,295 | 6,009 | 4,696 | 4,289 |
NORFOLK | 169 | 163 | 149 | 133 | 165 | 252 | 176 | 217 | 183 | 95 |
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | 99 | 89 | 101 | 119 | 127 | 117 | 88 | 104 | 159 | 138 |
NORTHUMBRIA | 1,063 | 893 | 585 | 299 | 199 | 129 | 134 | 112 | 103 | 108 |
NORTH YORKSHIRE | 110 | 144 | 208 | 268 | 318 | 287 | 267 | 210 | 265 | 268 |
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 404 | 336 | 342 | 256 | 246 | 197 | 175 | 220 | 239 | 215 |
SOUTH YORKSHIRE | 322 | 438 | 632 | 522 | 493 | 387 | 325 | 307 | 259 | 308 |
STAFFORDSHIRE | 212 | 183 | 154 | 222 | 231 | 192 | 155 | 224 | 153 | 114 |
SUFFOLK | 194 | 119 | 149 | 204 | 148 | 206 | 189 | 166 | 207 | 161 |
SURREY | 190 | 140 | 204 | 209 | 380 | 469 | 174 | 155 | 137 | 161 |
SUSSEX | 250 | 163 | 162 | 165 | 311 | 248 | 177 | 175 | 108 | 148 |
THAMES VALLEY | 179 | 265 | 355 | 227 | 254 | 292 | 272 | 225 | 291 | 264 |
WARWICKSHIRE | 138 | 102 | 144 | 121 | 113 | 100 | 92 | 73 | 71 | 46 |
WEST MERCIA | 241 | 152 | 94 | 120 | 121 | 128 | 148 | 93 | 108 | 100 |
WEST MIDLANDS | 975 | 952 | 745 | 518 | 716 | 739 | 689 | 597 | 451 | 610 |
WEST YORKSHIRE7 | 543 | 656 | 1,040 | 1,060 | 645 | 634 | 450 | 412 | 347 | 333 |
WILTSHIRE | 28 | 54 | 124 | 190 | 359 | 499 | 120 | 49 | 61 | 72 |
DYFED POWYS | 28 | 48 | 55 | 72 | 135 | 80 | 59 | 71 | 199 | 481 |
GWENT | 23 | 74 | 85 | 109 | 257 | 138 | 147 | 131 | 101 | 133 |
NORTH WALES | 153 | 180 | 299 | 295 | 221 | 156 | 107 | 165 | 166 | 97 |
SOUTH WALES8 | 161 | 165 | 223 | 283 | 222 | 485 | 570 | 1,649 | 1,280 | 386 |
TOTAL | 13,218 | 13,137 | 14,355 | 14,527 | 14,972 | 19,928 | 17,068 | 16,774 | 14,261 | 13,116 |
2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/119 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | |
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Number of INCIDENTS | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
% OF INCIDENTS COMPARED WITH NUMBER OF AUTHORISED OPERATIONS | 0.024 | 0.031 | 0.048 | 0.017 | 0.036 | 0.030 | 0.042 | 0.030 | 0.040 | 0.027 |