In 2018/19 the police in England and Wales received 31,097 complaints, around 600 fewer than in 2017/18. The largest year-on-year increase was 2003/04 to 2004/05, when complaints rose by 44 percent. Complaint cases recorded against the police may have one or more allegations attached, from physical violence to rude language.
Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2018/19
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Independent Police Complaints Commission. (November 1, 2019). Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2018/19 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2021, 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 2018/19." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/
Independent Police Complaints Commission. (2019). Number of police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2018/19. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2021. 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 2018/19." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, 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 2018/19 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283291/police-complaint-cases-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited January 21, 2021)