Official Statistics

Police use of taser statistics, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013

Reports the number of taser 鈥榰ses鈥� as opposed to the number of taser 鈥榠ncidents鈥�.

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Home Office
Published
27 March 2014

Applies to England and Wales

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Police use of taser statistics, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013

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Accompanying data tables are available at 鈥�Police use of taser statistics, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013: data tables鈥�.

The figures show the number of taser 鈥榰ses鈥� as opposed to the number of taser 鈥榠ncidents鈥�. This is designed to ensure full transparency on taser deployment as there may be more than one 鈥榰se鈥� of taser at an 鈥榠ncident鈥�. Every time a taser is used (fired, angle-drive stunned, drive stunned, red-dotted, arced, aimed or drawn) a record is made by the police officer and a short form is submitted.

The publication includes these sections :

  • summary
  • overall taser use 2012 and 2013
  • trends in taser use 2009 to 2013
  • data quality and use of data
  • background and definitions

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