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Assaults on Police

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 27 December 2024UIN 20621

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, how many assaults there have been on police officers in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Data on the number of police recorded crimes for assaults against police officers is published by the Office for National Statistics as part of their quarterly ‘Crime in England and Wales’ series which can be accessed here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice.

Information on the number of offences of assaults against police officers in England and Wales, for the year ending 30 June 2024, can be found in Table A5a of the Crime in England and Wales Appendix Tables here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables/yearendingjune2024/appendixtablesjun24final.xlsx.

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