In the 2022/23 reporting year, the police in England and Wales were more than 3.4 times likely to use force against black people, when compared to white people. People of mixed, Asian and other ethnic groups were however likely to have force used against them by police forces.
Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (November 30, 2023). Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, und UK Home Office. "Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2023). Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK, and UK Home Office. "Rate of Use of Force (in Relation to White Ethnic Group) by The Police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
GOV.UK & UK Home Office, Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Rate of use of force (in relation to white ethnic group) by the police in England and Wales in 2022/23, by ethnicity [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230747/police-use-of-force-rate-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/