Official Statistics

Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020

Statistics on police use of firearms in England and Wales in the financial year ending March 2020.

Applies to England and Wales

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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020

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Covers data on the number of police firearms operations, operations involving armed response vehicles, the number of incidents in which police firearms were discharged at person(s) and the number of armed officers.

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The Home Office statistician responsible for the figures in this release is Daniel Shaw.

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Published 6 August 2020
Last updated 8 February 2021 + show all updates
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