In 2021, there were around 13,259 prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales, the fewest number of assaults in a year since 2014, when there were 12,552.
Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 1st quarter 2023
Characteristic
Number of assaults
Q1 2023
4,109
Q4 2022
3,620
Q3 2022
3,751
Q2 2022
3,620
Q1 2022
3,023
Q4 2021
3,403
Q3 2021
3,333
Q2 2021
3,014
Q1 2021
2,683
Q4 2020
2,718
Q3 2020
2,957
Q2 2020
2,619
Q1 2020
4,709
Q4 2019
5,002
Q3 2019
5,521
Q2 2019
5,400
Q1 2019
5,544
Q4 2018
5,420
Q3 2018
5,994
Q2 2018
5,863
Q1 2018
5,901
Q4 2017
5,582
Q3 2017
5,685
Q2 2017
5,209
Q1 2017
4,796
Q4 2016
4,750
Q3 2016
4,977
Q2 2016
4,837
Q1 2016
4,524
Q4 2015
4,261
Q3 2015
4,228
Q2 2015
3,718
Q1 2015
3,304
Q4 2014
3,163
Q3 2014
3,287
Q2 2014
3,199
Q1 2014
2,903
Q4 2013
2,974
Q3 2013
2,963
Q2 2013
2,811
Q1 2013
2,649
Q4 2012
2,644
Q3 2012
2,932
Q2 2012
2,948
Q1 2012
3,059
Q4 2011
3,060
Q3 2011
3,248
Q2 2011
3,123
Q1 2011
2,885
Q4 2010
2,688
Q3 2010
2,905
Q2 2010
2,877
Q1 2010
2,774
Q4 2009
2,863
Q3 2009
3,159
Q2 2009
3,096
Q1 2009
3,030
Q4 2008
3,080
Q3 2008
3,170
Q2 2008
3,394
Q1 2008
3,190
Q4 2007
2,974
Q3 2007
3,135
Q2 2007
3,147
Q1 2007
2,762
Q4 2006
2,940
Q3 2006
2,874
Q2 2006
2,827
Q1 2006
2,889
Q4 2005
2,775
Q3 2005
2,829
Q2 2005
2,736
Q1 2005
2,554
Q4 2004
2,473
Q3 2004
2,370
Q2 2004
2,384
Q1 2004
2,242
Q4 2003
2,094
Q3 2003
2,420
Q2 2003
2,327
Q1 2003
2,163
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GOV.UK, & Ministry of Justice UK. (July 27, 2023). Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 1st quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, und Ministry of Justice UK. "Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 1st quarter 2023." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Ministry of Justice UK. (2023). Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 1st quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, and Ministry of Justice UK. "Number of Prisoner-on-prisoner Assault Incidents at Prisons in England and Wales from 1st Quarter 2003 to 1st Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK & Ministry of Justice UK, Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 1st quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/ (last visited September 18, 2024)
Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 1st quarter 2023 [Graph], GOV.UK, & Ministry of Justice UK, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
