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Counter terrorism statistics

This series brings together all documents relating to Counter terrorism statistics

• From: Home Office
• Published: 12 September 2013
• Last updated: 14 March 2024 — See all updates

Statistics on terrorism arrests and outcomes based on information from the Office of the National Coordinator of Terrorist Investigations.

Documents

• Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2023
  • 14 March 2024
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to September 2023
  • 29 February 2024
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to Prevent: to March 2023
  • 14 December 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2023
  • 14 September 2023
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2023
  • 8 June 2023
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2022
  • 9 March 2023
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2021 to March 2022
  • 26 January 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2022
  • 8 December 2022
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2022
  • 26 September 2022
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2022
  • 9 June 2022
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2021
  • 10 March 2022
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2021
  • 9 December 2021
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2020 to March 2021
  • 18 November 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2021
  • 9 September 2021
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2021
  • 10 June 2021
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2020
  • 4 March 2021
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2020
  • 6 January 2021
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2019 to March 2020
  • 26 November 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2020
  • 17 September 2020
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2020
  • 11 June 2020
  • National statistics
• Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2019
  • 5 March 2020
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2018 to March 2019
  • 19 December 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2019
  • 5 December 2019
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2019 second edition
  • 20 September 2019
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2019
  • 13 June 2019
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2018
  • 7 March 2019
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2017 to March 2018
  • 13 December 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2018
  • 6 December 2018
  • National statistics
• Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2018
  • 13 September 2018
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2018
  • 14 June 2018
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, 2011 to 2012
  • 13 September 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2011
  • 14 June 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to September 2011
  • 22 March 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to June 2011
  • 15 December 2011
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, 2010 to 2011
  • 13 October 2011
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2010
  • 29 June 2011
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to September 2010
  • 24 February 2011
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, 2009 to 2010
  • 28 October 2010
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2009
  • 10 June 2010
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2017
  • 8 March 2018
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to June 2012
  • 13 December 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to September 2012
  • 8 April 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2012
  • 13 June 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016
  • 15 December 2016
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2016
  • 9 March 2017
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2017
  • 15 June 2017
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: quarterly update to June 2017
  • 14 September 2017
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2015 to March 2016
  • 28 November 2017
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2017
  • 7 December 2017
  • National statistics
• Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2016 to March 2017
  • 27 March 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016
  • 22 September 2016
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016
  • 30 June 2016
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015
  • 17 March 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Terrorism arrests - analysis of charging and sentencing outcomes by religion
  • 12 September 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, 2012 to 2013
  • 12 September 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013
  • 12 December 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2013
  • 6 March 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013
  • 5 June 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2014
  • 28 August 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014
  • 4 December 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014
  • 26 March 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014
  • 25 June 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015
  • 10 September 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015
  • 10 December 2015
  • Official Statistics

Data tables

• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015: data tables
  • 17 March 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014: data tables
  • 26 March 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014: data tables
  • 25 June 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015: data tables
  • 10 September 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015: data tables
  • 10 December 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016: data tables
  • 30 June 2016
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016: data tables
  • 22 September 2016
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016: data tables
  • 15 December 2016
  • National statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014: data tables
  • 4 December 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: data tables, financial year ending March 2014
  • 28 August 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Tables for 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to June 2012'
  • 13 December 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2012’
  • 13 June 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Terrorism arrests - analysis of charging and sentencing outcomes by religion: data tables
  • 12 September 2013
  • Statistical data set
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, 2012 to 2013: data tables
  • 12 September 2013
  • Statistical data set
• Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013’
  • 12 December 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2013’
  • 6 March 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013’
  • 5 June 2014
  • Official Statistics

Guidance

• User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation
  • 14 March 2024
  • Guidance
• User guide to: Individuals referred to Prevent
  • 7 December 2023
  • Guidance

Published 12 September 2013
Last updated 14 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 14 March 2024

   Added 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2023' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

2. 14 December 2023

   Added 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to September 2023'.

3. 7 December 2023

   Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2022 to March 2023'. Updated User guide to: Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, England and Wales'.

4. 14 September 2023

   Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2023', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

5. 8 June 2023

   Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2023.'

6. 9 March 2023

   Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2022'.

7. 26 January 2023

   Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2021 to March 2022'. Updated User guide to: Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, England and Wales'.

8. 8 December 2022

   Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2022', updated.

9. 8 September 2022

   Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2022'

10. 9 June 2022

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2022', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

11. 10 March 2022

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

12. 9 December 2021

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

13. 18 November 2021

    Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2020 to March 2021' and 'User guide to: Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, England and Wales'.

14. 9 September 2021

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

15. 10 June 2021

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

16. 4 March 2021

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2020', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

17. 10 December 2020

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2020', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

18. 26 November 2020

    Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2019 to March 2020'.

19. 17 September 2020

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2020'.

20. 11 June 2020

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2020', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

21. 5 March 2020

    Added 'Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2019'.

22. 19 December 2019

    Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2018 to March 2019'.

23. 5 December 2019

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2019', updated 'User guide to Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

24. 20 September 2019

    'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2019' has been updated to a second edition.

25. 5 September 2019

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2019', updated 'User guide to: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

26. 13 June 2019

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2019'.

27. 7 March 2019

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2018’.

28. 13 December 2018

    Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2017 to March 2018'.

29. 6 December 2018

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2018'.

30. 13 September 2018

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2018’.

31. 14 June 2018

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2018’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

32. 27 March 2018

    Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2016 to March 2017'.

33. 8 March 2018

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

34. 7 December 2017

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

35. 9 November 2017

    Added 'Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2015 to March 2016'.

36. 14 September 2017

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

37. 15 June 2017

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2017', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

38. 9 March 2017

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2016’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

39. 15 December 2016

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016’ and ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016: data tables’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

40. 22 September 2016

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016’ and ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016: data tables’.

41. 6 July 2016

    Updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

42. 30 June 2016

    Added ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016' and ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016: data tables’, updated ‘User guide to: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stop and search, Great Britain’.

43. 4 April 2016

    Updated ‘User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’.

44. 17 March 2016

    Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015’ and ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015: data tables’.

45. 10 December 2015

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.

46. 10 September 2015

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.

47. 25 June 2015

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.

48. 26 March 2015

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.

49. 4 December 2014

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

50. 28 August 2014

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: financial year ending March 2014', 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: data tables, financial year ending March 2014' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

51. 5 June 2014

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013', 'Tables for 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013'' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

52. 12 December 2013

    Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013' and 'Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013’' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

53. 12 September 2013

    First published.