Knife assaults in prison in England and Wales 2005-2018

Published by D. Clark, Oct 11, 2023
This statistic shows the number of assaults involving a knife/blade in prisons in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018. The highest number of knife/blade assaults during this period was in 2017 with 695 reported cases. This is significantly higher than the 179 reported cases in 2005.

Number of prison assaults where a knife/blade was used in England and Wales from 2005 to 2018

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Release date

July 2019

Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

2005 to 2018

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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