Official Statistics

Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales, 2009 to 2011

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

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Published
10 September 2013

Applies to England and Wales

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Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales, 2009 to 2011

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Accompanying data tables are available at 鈥�Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales, 2009 to 2011: data tables鈥�.

皇冠体育app 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.

皇冠体育app publication includes these sections :

  • summary
  • background
  • total Taser use
  • breakdown of Taser use
  • data quality and use of data

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