Police officers and police community support officers assaulted whilst on duty from 2010 to 2013
Published 22 October 2014
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Frontline police and police community support officers in UK assaulted by the public whilst on duty from 2010 to 2013:
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police officer | 7,904 | 7,504 | 6,648 |
| Police community support officer | 439 | 37 | 266 |
- These figures are based upon self-reported assault data held within police forces’ human resource or health and safety systems. These figures include assaults which result in:
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Serious injury - those assaults for which the charge would be under Section 18 - wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and Section 20 Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - inflicting grievous bodily harm, without intent and malicious wounding.
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Minor injury - those assaults for which the charge would be under Section 47 Offences Against the Persons Act - assault occasioning actual bodily harm, Section 38 Offences Against the Person Act - assault with intent to resist, Sections 89(1) - assault on a constable and assault on person assisting a constable and 89(2) Police Act 1995 - resisting or willfully obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty and Section 39 Criminal Justice Act 1988 - common assault and battery.
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No injury.
These figures also include verbal threats and attempts of assault which are perceived to have genuine intent.
2.Includes assaults on police officers on duty as well as those assaults on officers off duty, whilst acting in their capacity as police officers.
3.These figures are not regularly published; they have not been verified by police forces and should be treated as provisional.