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 2000 to 2021
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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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- Prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Prison assaults: prisons with the most assaults on staff England and Wales 2018
- Knife assaults in prison in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Weapon assaults in prison in England and Wales 2018, by weapon type
- Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity
- Sexual assaults in prison in England and Wales 2019, by assailant/victim type
- Prison assaults: serious injuries sustained in England and Wales in 2018
- Rate of female prisons assaults per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Male prisons assault rate in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Proportion of women among domestic violence victims in France 2021
- Insults most frequently heard by women France 2008-2012
- Number of men killed as a result of domestic violence in France 2012-2021
- Forms of physical and/or sexual violence against women in France 2012-2020
- Judicial proceedings of victims of physical and/or sexual violence France 2014
- Self-inflicted deaths during prison custody in England and Wales 2014, by age
- Rate of females self-harming in prison in England and Wales 2009-2019
- Annual cost of violence containment worldwide in 2014, by violence type
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Statistics
- Prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Prison assaults: prisons with the most assaults on staff England and Wales 2018
- Knife assaults in prison in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Weapon assaults in prison in England and Wales 2018, by weapon type
- Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity
- Sexual assaults in prison in England and Wales 2019, by assailant/victim type
- Prison assaults: serious injuries sustained in England and Wales in 2018
- Rate of female prisons assaults per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Male prisons assault rate in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Proportion of women among domestic violence victims in France 2021
- Insults most frequently heard by women France 2008-2012
- Number of men killed as a result of domestic violence in France 2012-2021
- Forms of physical and/or sexual violence against women in France 2012-2020
- Judicial proceedings of victims of physical and/or sexual violence France 2014
- Self-inflicted deaths during prison custody in England and Wales 2014, by age
- Rate of females self-harming in prison in England and Wales 2009-2019
- Annual cost of violence containment worldwide in 2014, by violence type
GOV.UK. (October 27, 2022). Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2022). Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of Prisoner-on-prisoner Assault Incidents at Prisons in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], GOV.UK, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315176/prisoner-on-prisoner-assaults-england-and-wales/