Assaults on Police
(asked on 30th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of assaulting a police officer in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of such people received a prison sentence.
The number of defendants proceeded against at a magistrates' court and found guilty at all courts for offences relating to assault on a constable, under section 89 (1) of the Police Act 1996, from 2005 to 2014, in England & Wales, can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
(Select and open “Outcomes by offence tables” and under Summary Offences (summary non motoring) find “104 Assaulting, resisting or obstructing a constable or designated officer in execution of duty”.)
The custody rate of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for offences relating to assault on a constable, in England & Wales, from 2005 to 2014 can be viewed in the table.
Custody rate of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for offences relating to assault on a constable , England & Wales, 2005-2014(1)(2) | |||||||||||
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008(3) | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Custody rate(4) |
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19.7 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 | ||
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(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. |
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(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. |
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(3) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008. |
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(4) The proportion of offenders sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody. |
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Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice. |
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Ref: PQ 4826 |
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These figures refer to offences of assaulting a police constable in the execution of his or her duty. More serious assaults against police officers charged under different offences are therefore not included.