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
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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 March 19, 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 March 19, 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: March 19, 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 March 19, 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/