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Use of Force - Summary ……………………………….…..……….. April – September 2017

Contents ……………………………….…..……….. Page 3 Use of force 4 Threats to officers and reasons for use of force 5 Taser 6 Ethnicity of subject

Use of force (UoF): 1 April – 30 September 2017 ……………………………….…..……….. 2,999 UoF reports 43,040 incidents attended submitted* The most prominent reason other The most common than arrest recorded for UoF was subject profile is male to prevent harm (white) between the age of 18-34 yrs old 61 per cent of uses of restraint accoutrements (devices) relates to Male: 2,380 handcuffs only Female: 597 Not recorded: 22 An irritant spray was drawn 162 times and used only on 56 occasions *UoF figures relate to occasions reported by individual officers. Some of the reports will relate to the same incident.

Taser: 1 April – 30 September 2017 ……………………………….…..……….. Use of a Taser was recorded 53 times The most common 83 per cent of Taser uses did not result in subject profile is male and white aged 18 to the weapon being discharged. 25 Alcohol is the most common contributory factor. The most common reason for a Taser being used was the presence or suspected presence of a weapon.

Threats to officers and reasons for use of force (UoF) ……………………………….…..……….. 112 officers assaulted (30 per cent of injuries were to the face /head) 1600 21 officers were spat at 1400 1200 1000 800 Alcohol was recorded as 600 400 the major contributory 200 factor in 66 cases 0 Arrest Prevent harm Risk of injury ro Risk of injury to Apprehension Unknown Maintenance of lawful custody another police

Ethnicity of subject ……………………………….…..……….. 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Asian (or Asian British) Black (or Black British) Don't know Other White