This statistic shows the number of assaults involving weapons in prisons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type. According to the statistic the most common weapon used in assaults was Spitting, with over 2 thousand incidents of this type recorded in 2018.
Number of prison assaults involving weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type
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Statistics on Prisons in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in the UK 1900-2022
- Basic Statistic Incarceration rate in the UK 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Largest prisons in the UK 2021
- Basic Statistic Government spending on prisons in the UK 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Expenditure per prison place in England and Wales 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of prison officers in England and Wales 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Incarceration rate in European countries in 2021
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 1900-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in Scotland 2004-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2002-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in Scotland 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in Northern Ireland 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2022, by religion
- Premium Statistic Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales 2022, by nationality
Prison Safety
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- Premium Statistic Number of assaults at prisons in England and Wales 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assaults at prisons in England and Wales 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Prison assaults on staff in England and Wales 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of self-harm incidents at prisons in England and Wales 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2000-2021
Sentence Length
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- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2022 by length of sentence
- Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for all offences in England and Wales 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for offences in England and Wales 2022
- Basic Statistic Opinion on prison sentences not being harsh enough in Britain in 2019
Further related statistics
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- Knife assaults in prison in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Prison assaults: prisons with the most assaults on staff England and Wales 2018
- Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity
- Prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Sexual assaults in prison in England and Wales 2019, by assailant/victim type
- Prison assaults: serious injuries sustained in England and Wales in 2018
- Male prisons assault rate in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Rate of female prisons assaults per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Adult prison population in Italy 2020, by crime and nationality
- Number of males self-harming in prison in England and Wales 2004-2019
- Self-inflicted death rate among male prisoners in England and Wales 2010-2019
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- Prison assaults: prisons with the most assaults on staff England and Wales 2018
- Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity
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- Sexual assaults in prison in England and Wales 2019, by assailant/victim type
- Prison assaults: serious injuries sustained in England and Wales in 2018
- Male prisons assault rate in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Rate of female prisons assaults per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales 2005-2018
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GOV.UK. (July 25, 2019). Number of prison assaults involving weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315172/number-weapon-assaults-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of prison assaults involving weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315172/number-weapon-assaults-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2019). Number of prison assaults involving weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315172/number-weapon-assaults-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of Prison Assaults Involving Weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by Weapon Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315172/number-weapon-assaults-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of prison assaults involving weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315172/number-weapon-assaults-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Number of prison assaults involving weapons in England and Wales in 2018, by weapon type [Graph], GOV.UK, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315172/number-weapon-assaults-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/