In 2022/23, there were 81,142 police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales, compared with 75,020 in the previous year. Prior to 2020/21 the year with the most police complaints was 2014/15, when there were 37,105 complaints.
Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23
The source adds the following information regarding methodology:
*As complaints were no longer recorded under this regime from 1 February 2020, the 2019/20 count is not a total year count.
**From 2020/21 onwards significant change has been made to the complaints system in this area, widening the definition of a complaint to make the system more accessible. This means many more complaints will now be logged than in previous years.
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Independent Police Complaints Commission. (November 27, 2023). Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. "Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23." Chart. November 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. (2023). Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. "Number of Police Complaint Cases Recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission, Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2022/23 [Graph], Independent Police Complaints Commission, November 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/
